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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220013480022 · 12/01/2001 · American Energy Corporation

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Hoistman, Hoist operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
—
Mine experience
0.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Robert E Murray
Operator
American Energy Corporation
Mine
3301070

Narrative

INJURED EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN OUT A BENT BRACKET ON AN OVERSPEED DEVICE. HE PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BRACKET AND FRAME OF BRAKECAR. CAUSE OF INJURED WAS AWARENESS. COM-PLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS NOT A FACTOR. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIP A FACTOR, MINER PRIFICIENCY A FACTOR, MINING EQUIP/ SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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