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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220151270006 · 04/17/2015 · Rosebud Mining Company

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
Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity
Handling coal, Rock, Ore
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
4.29 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
J Clifford Forrest III
Operator
Rosebud Mining Company
Mine
3609371

Narrative

Some rock had fallen on the top of the continuous mining machine while mining. After the miner was backed out of the cut the victim was pushing rock off the miner with his hand. As one of the piece tipped before falling it caught the ring finger of his right hand and lacerating it. It required several stitches.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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