MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Mettiki Coal WV, LLC
Start: 03/20/2008

220080910077 · 03/20/2008 · Mettiki Coal WV, LLC

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: UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 14
Mine experience: 1.79 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator: Mettiki Coal WV, LLC
Mine: 4609028

Narrative

Operating roof bolter on West Mains section, #49 cross-cut 2 to 3. Operator got his ring finger of left hand caught between the drill steel and bolter head crushing end of his finger. Was holding steel and running the head up to connect steel into drill chuck. Was wearing meta carpal gloves at the time of accident.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown