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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220130440018 · 02/06/2013 · El Segundo Coal Company, LLC

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
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
6
Mine experience
1.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator
El Segundo Coal Company, LLC
Mine
2902257

Narrative

Tower locking cyl. rod on IR DM-M2 drill had stripped from the locking pin. Contract tech and IE were in the process of positioning the cyl. rod in preparation to weld the rod to the pin. As the contractor was controlling the movement of the cyl. the IE was aligning the rod and pin. IE had his right thumb in a pinch point resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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