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220073460035 · 12/06/2007 · Peabody Powder River Mining LLC
Details
Degree of injury PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification MACHINERY
Accident type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation Mechanic helper
Activity Handling supplies or material
Injury source SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost 0
Mine experience 0.04 years
Operator
Controller (parent) Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator Peabody Powder River Mining LLC
Mine 4801353
Narrative Employee was positioning a guard during a move, backhoe bucket crushed his hand between the bucket & the guard. Two middle fingers on his left hand were amputated and the left index finger sustained a severe crush injury.
Source
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