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MACHINERY

220130950033 · 03/21/2013 · Webster County Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
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
FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost
32
Mine experience
18.63 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
Webster County Coal LLC
Mine
1502132

Narrative

Employee was drilling into the mine roof with drill steels. While he was applying boom and rotation pressure, the steels became stopped up with drilling dust and the operator did not release the pressure before the steels broke, striking him in the left arm causing a fracture. He started missing time on 3-22-13.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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