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MACHINERY

220180670012 · 03/07/2018 · Wilson Creek Energy LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Roof bolter, Inserting bolt
Injury source
UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FACE,NEC
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Quintana Capital Group GP Ltd
Operator
Wilson Creek Energy LLC
Mine
3609893

Narrative

Employee was pushing a bent bolt to the roof with a bolter wrench in the head of the bolter on the operator side. While pushing bolt plate up, the wrench got kicked out of the bolter chuck fell and struck employee on the left cheek. This caused a laceration to the left cheek and required 6 stitches on the outside and 2 stitches on the inside of the wound.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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