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POWERED HAULAGE

220082770034 · 09/19/2008 · Pocahontas Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
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
Load-haul-dump (UG)
Injury source
BLOCKING
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.29 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
United Company
Operator
Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Mine
4608266

Narrative

Roof bolter operator was traming scoop and pulled into a crosscut to turn with his left hand on the scoop swivel bumper block outside the operators compartment. His middle, index and ring fingers were caught between the swivel block and were crushed. The middle and ring fingers were damaged to the base of his finger nails and had to be amputated at the base of the fingernails.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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