MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Eastern Associated Coal LLC
Start: 05/01/2013

220131300006 · 05/01/2013 · Eastern Associated Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, Drilling
Injury source: UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 4 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: Eastern Associated Coal LLC
Mine: 4601456

Narrative

Injured ee was roof bolting on 1 No mains installing 6' roof bolts. After installing the bolt, he lowered his drill head & the wrench caught on the bolt head. While reaching to grab the wrench it fell & struck his right hand which he had placed on the drill head resulting in a laceration to hid right index finger requiring 7 sutures to close.

Source

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