HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Rosebud Mining Company
Start: 05/07/2012

220121420012 · 05/07/2012 · Rosebud Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, Drilling
Injury source: DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 94
Mine experience: 2.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent): J Clifford Forrest III
Operator: Rosebud Mining Company
Mine: 3609477

Narrative

Roof bolter had just finished drilling a hole for 12' cable bolt, while starting to retrieve his steels some of them got stuck in the roof. The bolter then placed his left hand on the drill head and started to insert a steel into the roof with his rt. hand. Before he got the steel into the roof the remaining steels fell out striking his lt. hand. He was wearing metacarpal gloves.

Source

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