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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220072250010 · 08/03/2007 · Trans Alta Centralia 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 NEC
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Trans Alta Corp
Operator
Trans Alta Centralia Mining LLC
Mine
4500416

Narrative

Employee was installing a lifting hook onto a crane hook fitted with a shackle. He did not lower the crane hook as far as he should which resulted in manualy lifting the hook hook higher than he should. As a result he placed his left hand in a pinchpoint on the shackle when he dropped the hook into place.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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