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POWERED HAULAGE

220170890022 · 03/15/2017 · Rockwell Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Miner, NEC
Activity
Load-haul-dump (UG)
Injury source
MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
38
Mine experience
0.58 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Blackhawk Mining LLC
Operator
Rockwell Mining, LLC
Mine
4609427

Narrative

Employee stated was operating a scoop and encountered a communication and junction box hanging from the mine roof. Employee used left hand to hold the cable away from the canopy while operating the scoop. Employee's L index, middle, and ring fingers were caught between the canopy of the scoop and the rib, resulting in an amputation and lost work days.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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