HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Energy West Mining Company
Start: 07/29/2009

220092120014 · 07/29/2009 · Energy West Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Set, Remove, Relocate props
Injury source: WOOD ITEMS,NEC
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1.54 years

Operator

Controller (parent): MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company
Operator: Energy West Mining Company
Mine: 4200121

Narrative

Employee was installing a rock prop support. As he stood up the support it started to fall and he tried to catch it. His finger was pinched between the support and another support that was set. This caused a laceration of his little finger and fracture to the tip of the finger.

Source

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