MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Highland Mining Company LLC
Start: 04/18/2008

220081560064 · 04/18/2008 · Highland Mining Company 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: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 4
Mine experience: 0.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: Highland Mining Company LLC
Mine: 1502709

Narrative

Drilling test holes in mine roof. EE attempted to remove the drill auger from roof. Due to length of drill auger, the drill box needed to be moved from under auger. When attempting to slide drill box over, he inadvertly pressed lever wrong direction. Left hand was caught between canopy and the drill auger resulting in a laceration.

Source

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