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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220100190007 · 01/06/2010 · Prairie State Generating Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.1 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Prairie State Energy Campus Management Inc
Operator
Prairie State Generating Company LLC
Mine
1103193

Narrative

The employee was attempting to connect 2 drill steels together.He used the roof bolter's hydraulic feed pressure to assist in this task. His hand was positioned on the drill steels in a manner that the skin between his thumb and index finger was pinched by the drill steels when they came together.Stitches were received and the employee returned to work.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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