MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Highland Mining Company LLC
Start: 12/04/2009

220093410031 · 12/04/2009 · Highland Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
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, Inserting bolt
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 15
Mine experience: 0.67 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE was installing a roof bolt he was pushing bolt into the hole with machine. When roof bolt plate was only inches from roof he noticed that it was misaligned for curtain hook and reached up to swat plate to rotate it. His glove caught on plate, tip of his right index finger between plate and mine roof. Approx 1/8 to 1/4 of his finger tip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown