HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at mine
Start: 12/16/2001

220013600038 · 12/16/2001 · —

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: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 5
Mine experience: 24.53 years

Operator

Controller (parent): —
Operator: —
Mine: 2301602

Narrative

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A GUARD FROM A TAIL PULLEY WHEN THE TAIL PULLEY FELL A FEW INCHES. EE'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TAIL PULLEY AND RAILING. THE TIP OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER (RT) WAS AMPUTATED. CONVEYOR WAS LOCKED OUT AND ALL COMP.SAFETY RULES WERE BEING FOLLOWED. THIS WAS A NEWPIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT EE WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH.

Source

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