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MACHINERY

220071770019 · 06/22/2007 · AMFIRE Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Discontinued 1/31/2014. Several other codes cover Scoop Car Operator
Activity
Roof bolter, Drilling
Injury source
DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
1.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC
Mine
3608850

Narrative

Employee was drilling a 14' hole for a 14' cable bolt. As he lowered the head, the drill steels stuck momentarily in the roof and then fell out of the roof pinching his left thumb between the column of drill steels and the top of the bolter head causing a laceration on each side of the thumb. Employee was wearing Meta-Carpal gloves.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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