HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at mine
Start: 04/01/2004

220040960108 · 04/01/2004 · —

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 23.77 years

Operator

Controller (parent): —
Operator: —
Mine: 4102632

Narrative

EE WAS INSTALLING A SHOE RETURN CABLE ON DRAGLINE. THE CABLE HAD BEEN THREADED THROUGH SHEAVE & A STRAP WAS ATTACHED TO A LOADER T0 STRETCH THE CABLE BEFORE TIGHTENING THE CLAMPS. THE CLAMP WAS ON THE END OF THE CABLE & IT SLIPPED. A BOLT FROM THE CLAMP HIT THE EE IN THE MOUTH. IT FRACTURED ONE TOOTH & ANOTHER WILL NEED A CROWN. ONE OF THE TEETH HAD TO BE EXTRACTED.

Source

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