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POWERED HAULAGE

220081890038 · 06/26/2008 · Highland Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Utility man, Errand boy, Service truck operator
Activity
Load-haul-dump (UG)
Injury source
METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
7
Mine experience
5.35 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator
Highland Mining Company LLC
Mine
1502709

Narrative

Operating Getman tractor backing the machine. When attempting to repostion body inside compartment(turning to improve vision)placed his right hand onto a guard for the stop block. His finger were wrapped around the edge of the guard. When the machine articulated together, his right little finger was caught by the stop block, resulting in a fracture to the 1st joint of the finger.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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