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Case study · MSHA Record #219991580152
Section Foreman fatality
May 29, 1999 at 5:15 PM
Buchanan Mine #1
· Consolidation Coal Company
· Buchanan County, VA
Investigator narrative
WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL THAT WAS HUNG UP IN HOLE (BEING DRILLED) HE WAS HOLDING THE STEEL WITH HIS RIGHT HAND(WEARING RUBBER GLOVES) AND HIT THE DRILL ROTATION LEVER WITH HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING HIS RIGHT HAND TO BE CAUGHT IN THE ROTATION OF THE STEEL RESULTING IN A FRACTURE OF HIS RIGHT FOREARM.
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
- Activity at time
- Handling Supplies Or Material
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- FACE
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Source of injury
- DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
- Nature of injury
- FRACTURE,CHIP
- Body part affected
- FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
- Total mining experience
- 30 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1 year
- Experience in this job
- 22 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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