HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Dolet Hills Lignite Company LLC
Start: 09/26/2013

220132830120 · 09/26/2013 · Dolet Hills Lignite Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 9.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): American Electric Power Company Inc
Operator: Dolet Hills Lignite Company LLC
Mine: 1601031

Narrative

The dragline crew was re-socketing drag ropes. While inserting the wedge, the employee placed his hands on the upper side to guide it into place. As the wedge slid into place, the pad of the employees right ring finger was pinched between the top of the wedge and bottom of the rope.

Source

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