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MACHINERY

220153350024 · 11/23/2015 · Peabody Midwest Mining, 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
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
19
Mine experience
7.85 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator
Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC
Mine
1202295

Narrative

IE stated he was installing a roof bolt and it bent. He lowered the drill pot and started retracting the boom. IE was retracting the boom, he had his hand lying over the lip of the tray. During this time, one of the roof bolts located in the tray slid forward, crushing his right middle finger between the bolt and the lip of the tray, causing a laceration and a fracture.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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