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MACHINERY

220170100010 · 01/04/2017 · Aracoma Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity
Continuous miner
Injury source
UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.08 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc
Operator
Aracoma Coal Company, LLC
Mine
4608801

Narrative

Employee was removing a rock from the continuous mining machine being operated when a finger became caught between the continuous miner and the rock resulting in a laceration requiring 6 stitches.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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