MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Emerald Coal Resources LP
Start: 03/29/2010

220100950026 · 03/29/2010 · Emerald Coal Resources LP

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source: APPAREL,NEC
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: NOSE/NASAL PASSAGES/SINUS/SMELL
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 2.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Emerald Coal Resources LP
Mine: 3605466

Narrative

The continuous miner was backing up when straps got wedged between the roof and the machine. The machine was trammed forward, the strap came off the mining machine and struck his safety glasses which cut the bridge of his nose causing a laceration requiring 6 sutures.

Source

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