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MACHINERY

220221190019 · 04/22/2022 · Prairie State Generating Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Roof bolter, Drilling
Injury source
DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
77
Mine experience
5 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 drilling a 6 foot hole for a roof bolt. Employee had completed drilling the length of the first drill steel and was in the process of adding the 2nd drill steel when the first steel fell out the drill hole and contacted employee's left pinky finger resulting in a fracture.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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