← MSHA accidents

HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220232920024 · 10/10/2023 · ARC Kentucky Resources, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Roof bolter, Drilling
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost
81
Mine experience
0.85 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Appalachian Resource Company LLC
Operator
ARC Kentucky Resources, LLC
Mine
1518911

Narrative

Injured Employee was bolting with another employee when employee's steel stopped up. Employee grabbed a piece on pinner steel and hit the stopped-up steel. The drill bit came off and hit injured employee in the mouth and busted EE's upper lip and broke a couple of teeth. Employee received stitches to their lip.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown