← MSHA accidents

MACHINERY

220111710094 · 03/17/2011 · Kopper Glo Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Over-exertion NEC
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source
ROOF (ROCK) BOLTS
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
WRIST
Days lost
111
Mine experience
0.17 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Quintana Capital Group GP Ltd
Operator
Kopper Glo Mining, LLC
Mine
4003365

Narrative

Employee was installing roof bolts, he bent one and was trying to get it back out of the hole. He was using the head to pull it back out of the hole, he hit the wrong lever and spun the bolt, twisting his right wrist. And after xrays was read, he has a fracture in his wrist.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown