MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at AMFIRE Mining Company LLC
Start: 03/11/2013

220130730032 · 03/11/2013 · AMFIRE Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, Inserting bolt
Injury source: UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 2.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: AMFIRE Mining Company LLC
Mine: 3609127

Narrative

While bolting in the cross cut R1-R2. After inserting the bolt into the chuck. The operator accidentally bumped the rotation lever. This action caught the glove on his right hand to be caught in the rotation. This caused a fractured left 5th proximal phalanx.

Source

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