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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220111190024 · 04/18/2011 · Clas Coal Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
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, NEC
Injury source
DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.98 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
William Ridley Elkins Jr
Operator
Clas Coal Company Inc
Mine
1519263

Narrative

EE had installed a 54"" steel channel on the 1st bolt in the row he was installing. Once the bolt was installed the steel channel was not properly positioned, he grabbed the steel channel w/R hand to pull the channel toward him, his R ring finger became lodged between channel and roof resulting in traumatic damage to the end of ring finger. EE said machine was no part of injury.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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