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MACHINERY

220253440020 · 11/30/2025 · Fossil Rock Resources, LLC.

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary 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
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
Mine experience
2 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Wolverine Fuels LLC
Operator
Fossil Rock Resources, LLC.
Mine
4201211

Narrative

Bolter operator drilling roof. When adding pusher steel, stumbled / slipped and put uncontrolled feed pressure up while right hand was still around the steels EE was marrying. This caused the steels to bend toward the mast, pinching EE's right ring finger between the steels and the feed cylinder. This caused a skin avulsion roughly 3/4"" x 3/4"" at the tip of the finger.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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