MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Highland Mining Company LLC
Start: 12/11/2014

220143500031 · 12/11/2014 · Highland Mining Company LLC

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, Inserting bolt
Injury source: BOILR,PRES VSL,AIR HOS,OX
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: JAW INCLUDE CHIN
Days lost: 6
Mine experience: 0.29 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: Highland Mining Company LLC
Mine: 1502709

Narrative

Employee stated he was installing a roof bolt in the face area. He did not know that the rotation hose on the bolter boom had hung on the canopy post. When he pushed the bolt up the hose dislodged and struck him in the chin.

Source

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