MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Aracoma Coal Company, LLC
Start: 05/27/2011

220111610014 · 05/27/2011 · Aracoma Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by powered moving object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, Tramming
Injury source: UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 89
Mine experience: 0.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Aracoma Coal Company, LLC
Mine: 4608801

Narrative

Employee was on his knees while bolting the #2 entry. He was positioned at his previous drilling location. As the bolter trammed forward, the side of the bolter hit his rescuer that was located on his left hip causing his left knee to twist into the mine floor.

Source

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