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MACHINERY

220122920040 · 10/17/2012 · Rockhouse Creek Development LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Shuttle car operator, Mantrip operator, Ramcar operator, Rail runner, Buggy operator
Activity
Continuous miner
Injury source
UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
159
Mine experience
2 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
James River Coal Company
Operator
Rockhouse Creek Development LLC
Mine
4608778

Narrative

EE was helping the continuous miner operator move the miner from the #5 entry to the #6 entry the miner operator stopped the miner to hook up a slack rope the miner operator hooked the rope to the boom of the miner went to turn around and stumbled and somehow hit the boom swing lever and somehow EE's hand was where the boom swung into the rib smashing his left hand.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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