MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at McElroy Coal Company
Start: 10/12/2015

220152920037 · 10/12/2015 · McElroy Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Laborer, Bull gang, Faceman, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity: Roof bolter, Drilling
Injury source: DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost: 194
Mine experience: 3 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Robert E Murray
Operator: McElroy Coal Company
Mine: 4601437

Narrative

A fully trained miner was checking the suction on the bolter while the drill steel was in place the steel broke and struck him in the mouth the miner had on all required PPE but should not have had steel in place while checking suction

Source

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