HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at BHP Navajo Coal Company
Start: 10/17/2000

220003010034 · 10/17/2000 · BHP Navajo Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: MCH PWR TRNSMSN APPR,NEC
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 21.65 years

Operator

Controller (parent): BHP Billiton
Operator: BHP Navajo Coal Company
Mine: 2900097

Narrative

WHILE ASSISTING TO REMOVE THE REAR DRIVELINE ON TRW335 RIMPULL COAL HAULER, EE PLACED HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE U-BOLT THAT SURROUNDS THE DRIVELINE. THE DRIVELINE DROPPED APPROXIMATELY 8-9 INCHES ONTO THE U-BOLT PINNING EE'S FIFTH RIGHT FINGER AGAINST THE THE U-BOLT. A CONTRACTOR EE WAS ASSISTING EE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. A LACK OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE TWO EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTED.

Source

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