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MACHINERY

220090580027 · 02/20/2009 · Buckingham Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Laborer, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity
Roof bolter, Inserting bolt
Injury source
DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.94 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
James F Graham
Operator
Buckingham Coal Company, LLC
Mine
3304520

Narrative

The employee was pulling a drill steel from the mine roof and his hand was on bottom of steel. When the steel came loose from the roof the employee's right pinky finger was smashed between the bottom of the steel and the roof bolter drill head. The employee's received a laceration which required 6 sutures, and a broken 5th Distal Phalanx.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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