HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Mach Mining LLC
Start: 11/20/2015

220153380020 · 11/20/2015 · Mach Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, Drilling
Injury source: DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 34
Mine experience: 8 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Coalfield Transport Inc; Foresight Energy/ Murray Energy
Operator: Mach Mining LLC
Mine: 1103141

Narrative

Roof bolter operator was trying to line the top and bottom drill steels to drill his bolt hole. The bottom drill steel fell from the drill chuck. The operator then dropped the top drill steel which fell approximately 5' striking the right ringer finger.

Source

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