MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Morton Salt Inc
Start: 01/23/2014

220140340016 · 01/23/2014 · Morton Salt Inc

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, Inserting bolt
Injury source: UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent): K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Operator: Morton Salt Inc
Mine: 1600970

Narrative

Employee was installing roof bolts with the #5 Roofbolter and while preparing to install a bolt, the grabber became stuck. He grabbed the bolt to hold it in place so that it didn't fail. When he turned to reach for the lever, the grabber smashed his hand that was holding the bolt. He reached for the control, released the grabber, and lowered himself.

Source

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