HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at BHP Navajo Coal Company
Start: 02/08/2008

220080910063 · 02/08/2008 · BHP Navajo Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 45
Mine experience: 0.67 years

Operator

Controller (parent): BHP Billiton
Operator: BHP Navajo Coal Company
Mine: 2900097

Narrative

He had been installing pins on a dragline. Our crew had stopped for a short break. Someone from another contracting let loose a comealong with out notification wrench triggered a chain to slip and that chain went over ee's thumb crushing it.

Source

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