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MACHINERY

220230930027 · 03/27/2023 · Tunnel Ridge, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Shuttle car operator, Mantrip operator, Ramcar operator, Rail runner, Buggy operator
Activity
Roof bolter, Drilling
Injury source
DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
4.08 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
Tunnel Ridge, LLC
Mine
4608864

Narrative

Employee was lowering drill steels out of a freshly drilled hole and the steels momentarily stuck in the mine roof causing the starter steel to separate from the others. As EE reached for the steels still in the roof they fell, pinching EE's left middle finger between the steels and the drill pot.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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