MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Peabody Midwest Mining
Start: 02/26/2008

220080670010 · 02/26/2008 · Peabody Midwest Mining

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Crane operator, Mobile equipment operator (MEO), Dragline operator, Dropball operator, Rigger
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: MOTORS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 47
Mine experience: 1 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Peabody Midwest Mining
Mine: 1202258

Narrative

While attempting to align a dragline hoist motor to a motor base (<1 inch) using an overhead crane, the motor moved 42 inches horizontally until it made contact with an air valve with the employee's gloved left hand caught in between. The impact resulted in a fracture to the left index finger.

Source

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