POWERED HAULAGE

Name: POWERED HAULAGE at American Gilsonite Company
Start: 07/27/2004

220042180059 · 07/27/2004 · American Gilsonite Company

Details

Degree of injury: PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification: POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type: Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 87
Mine experience: 0.65 years

Operator

Controller (parent): American Gilsonite Company
Operator: American Gilsonite Company
Mine: 4200854

Narrative

DIVERTER NOT FULLY CLOSED, ALLOWING GILSONITE TO BUILD-UP ON BUTTERFLY GATE. EMPLOYEE FAILED TO TURN OFF & LOCKOUT BIN FEEDER. EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXPLORE/CLEAN OUT BUILD-UP WHEN HE PLACED HIS RT. HAND INTO THE OPERATING FEEDER. EE'S (3)MIDDLE FINGERS WERE AMPUTATED, DISTAL TO MIDDLE JOINT.

Source

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