MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Eastern Associated Coal LLC
Start: 05/02/2014

220141280012 · 05/02/2014 · Eastern Associated Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, Drilling
Injury source: DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 1
Mine experience: 5 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Injured employee was in the process of connecting a finishing steel to a starter steel while roof bolting when a fellow employee at the center of the roof bolting machine attempted to reposition the head. This caused the drill steels to move suddenly and strike the injured emplyee's right hand resulting in a bruise.

Source

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