HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Peabody Western Coal Company
Start: 12/25/2013

220140020018 · 12/25/2013 · Peabody Western Coal Company

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: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 65
Mine experience: 36.4 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Peabody Western Coal Company
Mine: 0201195

Narrative

The injured employee's left hand was caught in between the frame and the pivoting idler base in a scissor like fashion pinching the left ring finger between the 2 pieces of steel. The finger tip, about 1/4"" was amputated. The IE was wearing gloves at the time of the incident.

Source

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