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MACHINERY

220073440021 · 11/29/2007 · Hopkins County Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
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
0.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
Hopkins County Coal LLC
Mine
1518826

Narrative

Employee was in the process of drilling a hole with a roof bolting machine. As he went to connect the sectional steels, he hit the boom lift lever on the bolter causing the steels to pop out and strike his left hand which resulted in sutures.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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