MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at The Western Kentucky Coal Company
Start: 09/13/2018

220182740024 · 09/13/2018 · The Western Kentucky Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, Inserting bolt
Injury source: DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 7
Mine experience: 0.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Western Kentucky Consolidated Resources, LLC
Operator: The Western Kentucky Coal Company
Mine: 1519535

Narrative

Employee put too much pressure on the pinner steel causing it to bend, when the steel was rotated the steel hit the operator in the left eye. The employee was fully released to duty, and didn't start losing time until 9-24-2018. The employee suffered a hand injury at home after the eye injury and was off from 09-17-2018 until 9-21-2018.

Source

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