MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Tunnel Ridge, LLC
Start: 10/02/2023

220232780019 · 10/02/2023 · Tunnel Ridge, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
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: 60
Mine experience: 12 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was drilling a bolt hole. Employee drilled the first two steels without incident. As employee was adding the third steel the coupler between the first two steels caught the roof strap, breaking the coupler between steels 2 & 3. When the coupler broke the steels kicked sideways, striking employee's finger.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown