POWERED HAULAGE

Name: POWERED HAULAGE at Kline Materials Inc
Start: 06/14/2004

220041730041 · 06/14/2004 · Kline Materials Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Assayer, Geologist, Metallurgist, Engineer, Engineer management
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 3
Mine experience: 5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Dwight B Kline
Operator: Kline Materials Inc
Mine: 3401824

Narrative

CHANGE OF DRIVE SHEAVES WAS BEING PERFORMED ON A FEEDER BELT. THE TORK ARM WAS REMOVED FROM THE GEAR BOX & CABLE PULLER WAS USED TO ROTATE THE GEAR BOX. GEAR BOX WAS ROTATED WITHOUT SECURING THE FREE END WHICH ALLOWED THE GEAR BOX TO FALL. THIS PINNED THE MINERS HAND BETWEEN THE GEAR BOX & FRAME.

Source

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