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MACHINERY

220140850001 · 03/18/2014 · Cumberland Coal Resources LP

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
43
Mine experience
2 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Cumberland Coal Resources LP
Mine
3605018

Narrative

Employee was bolting on R side of miner and the starter was off too much to drill the hole straight. Employee used pushes to leverage bound up drill steel kicked out striking employee in R arm causing simple fracture.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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