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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220103200017 · 11/06/2010 · Rawl Sales & Processing Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Miner, Prospector, NEC
Activity
Move non-self-propelled equip
Injury source
CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
22
Mine experience
2 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Massey Energy Company
Operator
Rawl Sales & Processing Company Inc
Mine
4605368

Narrative

Moving a welding machine using a forklift. He stopped the forklift, set the parking brake, and turned it off after he lowered the welding machine onto the ground. As he was unhooking a stabilizer chain the welder shifted on the ground pulling the chain and the tip of his index finger was mashed between the chain and the forklift mast. Was wearing leather gloves.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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