MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Emerald Coal Resources LP
Start: 07/31/2014

220142130078 · 07/31/2014 · Emerald Coal Resources LP

Details

Degree of injury: PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
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: UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 124
Mine experience: 7 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Emerald Coal Resources LP
Mine: 3605466

Narrative

As injured was dropping the drill mast the steel came out of the chuck and sprung back toward his right hand. Injured apparently reacted by jerking his hand out of the way and inadvertently placed his hand on the frame of the drill mast and he dropped the drill clamp on his hand as he lowered the drill mast.

Source

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