MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Dickenson-Russell Coal Co LLC
Start: 09/12/2008

220082670019 · 09/12/2008 · Dickenson-Russell Coal Co LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Laborer, Bull gang, Faceman, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity: Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source: DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FACE,NEC
Days lost: 16
Mine experience: 3.77 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Dickenson-Russell Coal Co LLC
Mine: 4406864

Narrative

Employee was in process of connecting finisher and pusher steels when he inadvertently hit the rotation causing the pusher to fly out of the chuck. It hit him below his left eye resulting in a cut which got infected due to the type of sutures used.

Source

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