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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220023400031 · 11/26/2002 · 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 a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Backhoe operator, Trackhoe operator, Crane operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
—
Mine experience
0.17 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE TRACKS OF A D9 DOZER WITH A TRACK CLEANING SHOVEL. AS HE WAS CHOPPING THROUGH THE MUD THE SHOVEL CREATED A HOLE, THE HANDLE WENT AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE TRACK FRACTUR ING HIS LITTLE FINGER. CAUSE OF THE INJURY WAS AWARENESS. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES AND REGS NOT A FACTOR, MINING SYSTEMS COULD BE A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIP NOT A FACTOR, GLOVES WERE WORN.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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