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MACHINERY

220192000025 · 07/12/2019 · Hopedale Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Roof bolter, Drilling
Injury source
DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
HEAD,NEC
Days lost
2
Mine experience
0.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Rhino Resource Partners LP
Operator
Hopedale Mining LLC
Mine
3300968

Narrative

Employee was roof bolting, the employee did not properly seat the finishing drill steel. When the employee started to apply drill feed the finishing drill steel flung out of the drill chuck and struck the employee on the left side of the head. This resulted in a contusion.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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