# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220151070009` · 04/07/2015 · Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Shuttle car operator, Mantrip operator, Ramcar operator, Rail runner, Buggy operator
- **Activity:** Roof bolter, Drilling
- **Injury source:** UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.15 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
- **Operator:** Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC
- **Mine:** [4407308](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4407308)
## Narrative

Bates Contractor was installing roof bolts with truss bolter and had the canopy raised and was drilling a hole. The collar on the canopy shell had raised up with canopy. He had his hand on the joy stick with his finger extended out. When the collar fell it caught his left index finger between collar and bottom of shell resulting in a fracture and stitches.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*