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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220053460076 · 11/29/2005 · Excel Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
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
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
1.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
Excel Mining LLC
Mine
1508079

Narrative

THE EE WAS UNLOADING A STEEL BAR FROM A UNDERGROUND VEHICLE TO THE MINE FLOOR. IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING THE BAR OUT OF THE VEHICLE HIS THUMB WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE AND STEEL BAR CAUSING A SIMPLE FRACTURE OF THE THUMB. THE BAR MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 4' TALL BY 6"" WIDE BY 1"" THICK.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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