# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220092250052` · 08/05/2009 · Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Roof bolter, Rock bolter,  Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
- **Activity:** Roof bolter, NEC
- **Injury source:** DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
- **Days lost:** 62
- **Mine experience:** 1.19 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** CONSOL Energy Inc
- **Operator:** Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company
- **Mine:** [3607416](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3607416)
## Narrative

EE was roof bolting off the miner in #280 wall crosscut,#5-#6 entry, 3 N. left section. While reaching to pick up a drill steel that had fallen across the drill head to use in retrieving the drill steel still in mine roof, the steel in the mine roof fell & struck him on the L. hand resulting in a fracture to the metacarpal of the left little finger. Also a laceration-3 sutures.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*