MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Pine Ridge Coal Company LLC
Start: 04/16/2011

220111090029 · 04/16/2011 · Pine Ridge Coal 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: 23
Mine experience: 0.69 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was installing roof bolts and stated that he placed his left hand on the roof bolt plate to align it and applied the up-pressure at the same time. His left middle finger was caught between the plate and mine roof resulting in the amputation of the tip of his finger.

Source

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