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MACHINERY

220000740020 · 03/04/2000 · LTV Steel Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Drill helper
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
50
Mine experience
0.03 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
LTV Corp
Operator
LTV Steel Mining Company
Mine
2100256

Narrative

THE DRILLER AND DRILL HELPER WERE USING PIPE WRENCHES TO UNSCREW DRILL RODS WHEN THE DRILLER'S LEFT ELBOW ACCIDENTLY HIT THE FEED LEVER ON DRILL HEAD WHICH CAME DOWN AND PINCHED HIS RIGHT THU MB BETWEEN HEAD AND WRENCH AND CAUSING A FRACTURE IN THE RIGHT THUMB AND CUT RIGHT THUMB.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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