HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation LLC
Start: 07/21/2001

220012130019 · 07/21/2001 · Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: BOILR,PRES VSL,AIR HOS,OX
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HEAD,NEC
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 0.07 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Tri-State Generation & Transmission Assn Inc; Western Fuels Assoc Inc
Operator: Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation LLC
Mine: 0500299

Narrative

EE WAS WORKING ON REPAIRS TO THE STEERING OF THE330M TRUCK. HE HAD TIED THE END OF A HYDRAULIC HOSE OUT OF THE WAY SO THAT HE COULD REMOVE A STEERING CYLINDER. WHEN THE PIN HOLDING THE CYLINDE R IN PLACE WAS REMOVED, IT APPARENTLY DISLODGED THE END OF THE HOSE, WHICH STRUCK HIM.

Source

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