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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220001470002 · 05/17/2000 · The Doe Run Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Miner, NEC
Activity
Bar down, Includes scaling
Injury source
ELEVATORS,CAGES,SKIPS,ETC
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
36
Mine experience
0.01 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Renco Group
Operator
The Doe Run Company
Mine
2300499

Narrative

EE HAD BEEN SCALING FROM A PETTIBONE BASKET. THE BASKET HAD BEEN LOWERED BY THE PETTIBONE OPERATOR TO MOVE TO ANOTHER LOCATION. EE THAT WAS INJURED HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON TOP RAIL OF BASKET FRAM WORK (ABOUT WAIST HIGH). PETTIBONE OPERATOR WAS INTENDING TO MOVE PETTIBONE IN REVERSE. OPERATOR PLACED CONTROL IN FORWARD INADVERTENTLY. THE BASKET HIT AGAINST A PILLAR, PUSHING THE BASKET R

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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