MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at North Fork Coal Corporation
Start: 07/25/2011

220112130063 · 07/25/2011 · North Fork Coal Corporation

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source: DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: ANKLE
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 2.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: North Fork Coal Corporation
Mine: 1518340

Narrative

While bolting top, employee placed drill steel in tray. As he was dropping the drill head the steel fell off and was caught by a metal guard. This caused the steel to whip around and it struck the employee on his left ankle.

Source

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