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MACHINERY

220153310012 · 11/17/2015 · Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC

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
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
4
Mine experience
2.42 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC
Mine
4407223

Narrative

Employee was installing an anchor bolt in the #5 heading. He was pushing the bolt to the top, stopped up pressure to turn the anchor, then continued pushing the bolt up. He caught his left middle finger between the wrench and the anchor resulting in a laceration requiring 3 stitches.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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