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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220141500004 · 05/19/2014 · Speed Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
2.04 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator
Speed Mining, LLC
Mine
4605437

Narrative

Employee was attempting to slide the forks manually on the IT28 Caterpillar loader. He tilted the forks down to slide the forks over with his hands. While doing so the hydraulic pin released the forks smashing employees right middle finger between the fork and main frame. NOTE: This incident occurred off the mine ID property.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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