HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at mine
Start: 05/25/2010

220101460010 · 05/25/2010 · —

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 3
Mine experience: 0.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): —
Operator: —
Mine: 4407191

Narrative

Employee was inside lowering chain to another employee when weight of chain became too much for him to hold. When the chain un-rolled and fell to the ground, it caught his right thumb. Small abrasions and a sprain resulted.

Source

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