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POWERED HAULAGE

220023500071 · 12/11/2002 · Superior Minerals Company

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
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
STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
80
Mine experience
1.67 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
T C Mineral (aka Twin City Mineral)
Operator
Superior Minerals Company
Mine
2103097

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING A FAN HOUSING IN PLACE USING RIGGING AND A FRONT END LOADER. WHEN GETTING IN THE LOADER, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE BUMPED THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING THE BOOM TO MOVE. THE INJURED E MPLOYEE HAD HIS HAND ON THE FAN AND IT WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE FAN AND A BEAM.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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