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MACHINERY

220080520038 · 02/09/2008 · Patriot Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Roof bolter, Inserting bolt
Injury source
METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost
14
Mine experience
0.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Ervin Stiltner; Keith Stiltner
Operator
Patriot Mining, LLC
Mine
4407137

Narrative

He was installing roof bolt. He put bolt in hole and rotated with up pressure. When he let head down, bolt and plate came back down also. He had not put glue in hole. He removed bolt, put in glue, reinstalled bolt and rotated. As it was going up, unaware that plate had gaulded (welded) to nut from previous installation, plate rotated with bolt and cut his arm.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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