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MACHINERY

220192460021 · 08/28/2019 · Banner Blue Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Roof bolter, Inserting bolt
Injury source
ROOF (ROCK) BOLTS
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Metinvest B V
Operator
Banner Blue Coal Company
Mine
4407318

Narrative

The employee was in the process of installing a roof bolt. As employee raised the head of the roof bolter up to meet the roof bolt that the employee was holding in place, employee accidentally engaged the rotation on the drill pot causing the bolt to spin and fracture employee's right thumb.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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