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MACHINERY

220071140071 · 04/18/2007 · McElroy Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Roof bolter, Drilling
Injury source
DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury
UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
56
Mine experience
18 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
CONSOL Energy Inc
Operator
McElroy Coal Company
Mine
4601437

Narrative

Employee was center bolting in the 7 left 5 south section when a 5 foot section of auger stuck in the hole he was drilling. He started to install the second steel and the stuck auger fell from the hole pinching finger between the steels.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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