MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Armstrong Coal Company, Inc.
Start: 05/10/2013

220131400038 · 05/10/2013 · Armstrong Coal Company, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, Tramming
Injury source: SIDE OR RIB
Nature of injury: AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 98
Mine experience: 0.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Armstrong Energy Inc
Operator: Armstrong Coal Company, Inc.
Mine: 1519669

Narrative

Employee was tramming a roof bolter around the corner of a coal pillar into the #9 entry. As he was turning the bolter he had his left hand on the hand hold which is located underneath the canopy. The canopy cut into the corner of the coal rib causing the coal rib to strike his left hand severing his pinky finger.

Source

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