MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Highland Mining Company LLC
Start: 07/19/2008

220082100087 · 07/19/2008 · Highland Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Continuous miner
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost: 34
Mine experience: 0.33 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Reported: Operating a 14CM15 continuous miner cutting a crosscut.As he was sumping in the left side of the cut, the bits began to strike sulfur balls and spark. He backed the machine, lowered the cutter drum and again sumped into the cut. A foreign object flew back striking his right forearm resulting in a puncture wound to the arm.

Source

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