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MACHINERY

220151660026 · 06/11/2015 · Consolidation Coal Company

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, Inserting bolt
Injury source
ROOF (ROCK) BOLTS
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
4
Mine experience
4.06 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Robert E Murray
Operator
Consolidation Coal Company
Mine
4601318

Narrative

The employee stated that while guiding a roof bolt through a roof strap with his right hand, the mining machine moved forward pinching the fingers of his right hand between the roof bolt and the roof jack. The accident occurred because the employee failed to keep his hand out of a pinch point area and off the moving roof bolt. He had on his required PPE.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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