HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Highland Mining Company LLC
Start: 10/12/2004

220042930035 · 10/12/2004 · Highland Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: BLOCKING
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 4
Mine experience: 2.27 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Highland Mining Company LLC
Mine: 1502709

Narrative

ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE A RAM JACK ON A RAM CAR, THE JACK EYELET WOULD NOT LINE UP WITH THE MACHINE FRAME. HE WAS USING A 30"" CRIB BLOCK TO PUSH THE JACK STINGER DOWNWARD. WHEN REPOSITIONING THE CRIB BLOCK, HE LOST HIS GRIP ALLOWING THE BLOCK TO FALL CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE CAR BED FRAME AND THE BLOCK.

Source

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