MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at EP Minerals, LLC
Start: 05/03/2014

220141290015 · 05/03/2014 · EP Minerals, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 3
Mine experience: 0.33 years

Operator

Controller (parent): EP Management Corporation
Operator: EP Minerals, LLC
Mine: 3503236

Narrative

employee walked behind 1-80A exhaust port, got curious about air coming out of exhaust port and stuck left hand in port far enough to contact powered fan wheel. employee suffered amputation of middle finger above 2nd knuckle, shattered bones in 1st finger requiring finger to be fused at a later date and lacerations on 3rd and 4th fingers.

Source

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