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220090400049 · 01/30/2009 · 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, NEC
Injury source
ROOF (ROCK) BOLTS
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
WRIST
Days lost
61
Mine experience
0.48 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE reported: Operating roof bolter in face area. When attempting to position the head of the roof bolt into the rotation chuck of the drill head, spun the bolt. Unknowingly the bolt had a small bend, when it spun this bend caused his wrist to be bent backwards, resulting in a hairline fracture to the ulna bone in the wrist.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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