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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220240730007 · 03/06/2024 · Bronco Utah Operations, LLC.

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FACE, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost
0
Mine experience
2 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Bronco Coal Resources, LLC
Operator
Bronco Utah Operations, LLC.
Mine
4200079

Narrative

An EE was injured when EE stepped off the Roof Bolter Operator Platform, with the platform raised about 2 feet off the mine floor. EE reached up to the bolt tray to retrieve the Drill-Steel and it slipped off the tray and struck EE in the face, causing a laceration to the left side of lip/cheek. It required 2-stiches to close the laceration.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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