HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Peabody Western Coal Company
Start: 07/28/2001

220012190009 · 07/28/2001 · Peabody Western Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
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: Move non-self-propelled equip
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 40
Mine experience: 21.25 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Peabody Western Coal Company
Mine: 0200533

Narrative

THE INJURED STATED HE WAS ASSISTING A MECHANIC IN TRANSFERRING TOOLS FROM A METAL TOOL BIN CART ONTO A HEAVY DUTY PLASTIC CART. AFTER COMPLETING MOVING OF THE TOOLS, HE WAS MOVING THE METAL CA R, WHEN THE MECHANIC PUSHED THE COVER CLOSED, BEFORE THE INJURED COULD REMOVE HIS HAND, RESULTING IN HIS RIGHT RING FINGER BEING SHEARED OFF AT THE TIP.

Source

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