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MACHINERY

220140730028 · 03/06/2014 · AMFIRE Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
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
Roof bolter, Drilling
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.08 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC
Mine
3608850

Narrative

After drilling hole for roof bolt & putting up channel, realized hole needed enlarged to accept bolt. As he started larger drill steel thru channel into initial hole, had his hand on channel to assist getting steel thru hole in channel, when drill steel contacted channel causing his finger to be pinched between channel & roof causing laceration & fracture to right index finger.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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