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MACHINERY

220220940018 · 03/30/2022 · Prairie State Generating Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
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
62
Mine experience
2 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Prairie State Energy Campus Management Inc
Operator
Prairie State Generating Company LLC
Mine
1103193

Narrative

Employee was in the process of installing a roof bolt in the mine roof. Employee was guiding the bolt with hand as EE raised the drill pot. EE activated the rotation in this process and torqued EE's hand resulting in a fractured thumb.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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