MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Decker Coal Company
Start: 11/26/2002

220023390025 · 11/26/2002 · Decker Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Coal/ore shovel operator, Shoveler, Power shoveler
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 29.05 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Ambre Energy Limited; Cloud Peak Energy
Operator: Decker Coal Company
Mine: 2400839

Narrative

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE ALCOHOL INJECTOR CANISTER OFF THE COAL SHOVEL. HE HAD SHUT THE AIR PRESSURE OFF AND BLED THE AIR PRESSURE OFF THE SYSTEM. WHILE LOOSENING THE CANISTER, THE RESI DUAL AIR PRESSURE FORCED THE CANISTER DOWN PINCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE CANISTER AND SHOVEL FRAME. HIS FINGER WAS FRACTURED REQUIRING MEDICAL TREATMENT.

Source

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