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FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

220211870017 · 06/22/2021 · Paramont Contura, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Roof bolter, Drilling
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
85
Mine experience
2.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc
Operator
Paramont Contura, LLC
Mine
4407223

Narrative

Employee was assisting bolting partner retrieve the steel out of a rib bolt hole when a piece of loose rib fell and struck EE's thumb against the drill mast. This resulted in 13 sutures.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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