HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Small Mine Development
Start: 10/13/2000

220002940060 · 10/13/2000 · Small Mine Development

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Section foreman, Bullgang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Shift boss
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: DRIL-PRCUSV,HRD ROC,JKHMR
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 0.9 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Ronald W Guill
Operator: Small Mine Development
Mine: 2602382

Narrative

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BROKEN STRIKER BARFROM A ROCK DRILL FLUSHING HEAD BY STRIKING THE FLUSHING HEAD AGAINST THE EDGE OF A SOLID METAL SURFACE. HE WAS HOLDING THE FLUSHING HEAD WITH B OTH HANDS. HE MISJUDGED SWING IT & CAUGHT HIS FINGER UNDER IT. THE FLUSHING IS STEEL & WEIGHTSABOUT 20LBS. RIGHT 5TH FINGER LACERATION/FRACTURE 1ST JOINT. DISLOCATION 2ND JOINT

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown