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MACHINERY

220150360023 · 01/29/2015 · Tata Chemicals (Soda Ash) Partners LLC

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Roof bolter, Inserting bolt
Injury source
UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
22
Mine experience
2.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Tata Chemicals Ltd
Operator
Tata Chemicals (Soda Ash) Partners LLC
Mine
4800155

Narrative

Employee was installing roof bolt when the bolt didn't align with chuck wrench. He then had to slow feed it in the hole. Once he started feeding the rotation was too fast and it caught his glove and tore his thumb off.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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