POWERED HAULAGE

Name: POWERED HAULAGE at Vega Construction & Trucking Co.
Start: 11/02/2007

220073130052 · 11/02/2007 · Vega Construction & Trucking Co.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 151
Mine experience: 7.21 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Manuel R Vega
Operator: Vega Construction & Trucking Co.
Mine: 2601862

Narrative

Conveyor had been running for approx. 10 minutes to warm up. Due to frost, the belt was slipping. He gained access to head pulley by standing on the handrail and placed his left hand over the existing guard. The pulley entrapped his hand and it was crushed.

Source

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