MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC
Start: 09/28/2004

220042730033 · 09/28/2004 · Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation: Welder (shop)
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: MOTORS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 2 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Ashland Inc
Operator: Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC
Mine: 4800977

Narrative

WHILE ADJUSTING THE BELT TENSION ON A MOTOR RUNNING A BELT DRIVEN MACHINE BORING HEAD, THE MOTOR WAS TURNED ON BY THE OTHER EE WITHOUT CHECKING TO SEE IF THE INJURED EE HAD HIS HANDS AWAY FROM THE BELT. WHEN THE MOTOR TURNED ON IT GRABBED THE EE'S HEAVY WELDING GLOVES AND PINCHED IT BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE SHEAVE. RESULTING IN A SMALL FRACTURE TO THE LEFT INDEX FINGER.

Source

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