MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Colorado County Sand & Gravel Co LLC
Start: 02/07/2008

220080460045 · 02/07/2008 · Colorado County Sand & Gravel Co LLC

Details

Degree of injury: PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Crane operator, Mobile equipment operator (MEO), Dragline operator, Dropball operator, Rigger
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1.19 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Frank W Marek
Operator: Colorado County Sand & Gravel Co LLC
Mine: 4104375

Narrative

EE lifted up the safety guard and inserted a tree limb with lubricant into the bull gear while it was operating. The gear pulled the tree limb along with his hand into the two gears. He reacted by pulling his arm away. The gears had mutilated his right hand off up to his wrist.

Source

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