MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Mississippi Potash Inc
Start: 05/06/2003

220031350017 · 05/06/2003 · Mississippi Potash Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Section foreman, Bullgang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Shift boss
Activity: Roof bolter, Drilling
Injury source: DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 105
Mine experience: 30.82 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Mississippi Chemical Corp
Operator: Mississippi Potash Inc
Mine: 2900170

Narrative

CREW WAS DRILLING A ROOF BOLT HOLE INTO MINE ROOF ALONG A NEW SLOPE. THE VIBRATION CREATED BY DRILLING CAUSED THE BOLTER TO CREEP A LITTLE DOWN THE SLOPE. THIS CAUSED THE STEEL TO BEND AGAINST SIDE OF HOLE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ADD A 2' EXTENSION OF DRILL STEEL EE'S FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN DRILL STEEL AND MINE ROOF AT COLLAR OF HOLE CAUSING INJURY. STARTED MISSING 5-7-03.

Source

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