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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220060090005 · 01/03/2006 · Oak Grove Resources LLC

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Motorman, Motor person, Swamper, Switchman, Locomotive operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BELTS (NOT CONVEYOR)
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
2.83 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Questor Management Company LLC; Benjamin M Statler
Operator
Oak Grove Resources LLC
Mine
0100329

Narrative

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A DRIVE BELT ON #8 WEMCO DRYER. INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO ROLL THE DRIVE BELT ONTO THE PULLEY. THE PULLEY WAS BEING TURNED BY HAND. THE PULLY TURNED, CATCHING INJURED LEFT LITTLE FINGER IN A PINCH POINT BETWEEN THE HOUSING AND THE PULLEY RESULTING IN AMPUTATION OF END OF LITLE FINGER.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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