MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Highland Mining Company LLC
Start: 03/28/2012

220120950035 · 03/28/2012 · Highland Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, Inserting bolt
Injury source: UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: DISLOCATION
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 74
Mine experience: 8.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: Highland Mining Company LLC
Mine: 1502709

Narrative

Stated: Employee was installing a 6' bolt. He had part of the bolt in the roof and was bending the bottom half back to finish the installation. As he was pushing on the bent bolt, it spun in the hole causing him to hit his hand on the boom of the ATRS. He dislocated his index finger of his right hand from the joint on his hand.

Source

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