HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Climax Molybdenum Company
Start: 10/12/2004

220042940028 · 10/12/2004 · Climax Molybdenum Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Longwall operator, Chock operator, Shear operator, Plow operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.92 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Phelps Dodge Corp
Operator: Climax Molybdenum Company
Mine: 0500790

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONING A BORE HOLE REAMER BIT. A CHAIN WAS WRAPPED IN A CRADDLE FASHION AROUND THE STEM. THE EE WAS WALKING UP TO THE REAMER & SLIPPED, HE REACHED OUT TO STOP HIS FALL WITH HIS LEFT HAND. THE EE'S LEFT THUMB WENT BETWEEN THE CHAIN & THE CHAIN CAME TOGETHER CAUSING A FRACTURE & LACERATION TO HIS LEFT THUMB.

Source

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