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MACHINERY

220010050007 · 12/25/2000 · Triton Coal Company LlC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Hand tools (powered)
Injury source
HAND TOOLS,POWERED,NEC
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
—
Mine experience
2.11 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Vulcan Partners
Operator
Triton Coal Company LlC
Mine
4801355

Narrative

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE CUTTING EDGES FROMA DOZER. THE IMPACT WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT &TWISTED, FORCING HIS LEFT THUMB INBETWEEN THE DOZER BLADE & WRENCH, SMASHING IT.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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