HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at West Plains Mining LLC
Start: 10/02/2014

220142870002 · 10/02/2014 · West Plains Mining LLC

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: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): William A Woodward
Operator: West Plains Mining LLC
Mine: 1202396

Narrative

Laborer was manually rotating rotor to the area that was to be fixed. As it was being rotated his hands were placed on top and side of blow bar. As it was being rotated the left ring finger got pinched between blow bar and check plate resulting in taking partial tip of finger. The laborer was wearing leather gloves.

Source

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