# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220042600021` · 09/08/2004 · Bledsoe Coal Corp
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
- **Activity:** Continuous miner
- **Injury source:** METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** ARM,NEC
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 1.5 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** James River Coal Company
- **Operator:** Bledsoe Coal Corp
- **Mine:** [1511065](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/1511065)
## Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT ARM BY A PIECE OF BELT RAIL WHILE PILLARING OPERATIONS WERE BEING CONDUCTED. THE CONTINUOUS MINER DRUMS THREW A PIECE OF BELT RAIL THAT WAS COVERED WITH MUCK.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*