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MACHINERY

220170720024 · 03/10/2017 · Salado Operations

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Inspect equipment or mine
Injury source
MACHINE,NEC-WELDR,OFC MAC
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
30
Mine experience
5.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Wayne Patterson
Operator
Salado Operations
Mine
4104216

Narrative

The employee was talking to a mechanic about a problem with the skid loader. Mechanic was finishing up the repair and heard a noise. The employee went to the west side of the wet saw placed left hand on the gantry travel rail resulting in hand being run over by the gantry travel gear.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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