MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Pine Ridge Coal Company LLC
Start: 08/09/2010

220102280017 · 08/09/2010 · Pine Ridge Coal Company LLC

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, Drilling
Injury source: DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 78
Mine experience: 1.94 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: Pine Ridge Coal Company LLC
Mine: 4607908

Narrative

Employee was installing roof bolts, when the drill steel got stuck in the bolt hole in the mine roof. As the employee was reaching to pull the drill steel out of the bolt hole the drill steel fell out of the bolt hole and struck his left middle finger which was resting on the roof bolter drill pot, resulting in a fracture to his finger.

Source

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