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MACHINERY

220091270014 · 01/28/2009 · AMFIRE Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY 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
UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
1.77 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC
Mine
3609127

Narrative

Employee was installing roof bolt and guiding it into the roof bolter drill chuck when he bumped the rotation lever to seat the bolt his glove caught onto the bolt wrapping his hand around the bolt causing a ""mallet finger"". Employee continued working regular job until 04/28/09 when he had minor surgery on the finger.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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