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POWERED HAULAGE

220160430034 · 02/09/2016 · Luminant Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Scraper, Pan scraper
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
1 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Energy Future Holdings Corporation
Operator
Luminant Mining Company LLC
Mine
4103660

Narrative

Employee was operating a Case 620 scraper tractor with pans loaded with red dirt headed to the dump area. The employee drove through a rough spot in the road and jammed EE's left pinky finger in the steering wheel. Employee reported the incident to the Supervisor and was taken to the Emergency Room. X-rays confirmed there was a small fracture in the left pinky finger.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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