MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Kingwood Mining Company LLC
Start: 09/17/2008

220082680035 · 09/17/2008 · Kingwood Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity: Drill face, Rib, Side, Down
Injury source: DRIL-PRCUSV,HRD ROC,JKHMR
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HEAD,NEC
Days lost: 8
Mine experience: 6 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Kingwood Mining Company LLC
Mine: 4608751

Narrative

The foreman was installing rib bolts with a hand butterfly drill and while drilling, the bit caught something and kicked back. The drill handle struck the foreman on the right side of his head. 10 sutures wer required above his right eye.

Source

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