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MACHINERY

220171770010 · 06/16/2017 · Dolet Hills Lignite Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Hand tools (powered)
Injury source
HAND TOOLS,POWERED,NEC
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
7.88 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
American Electric Power Company Inc
Operator
Dolet Hills Lignite Company LLC
Mine
1601031

Narrative

Employee was operating pipe fusing machine. EE placed EE's hand on the hydraulic clamp to readjust. At the same time, using EE's other hand, EE operated the controls to close the clamp. The inside of EE's thumb was pinched between the pipe clamp and clamp support.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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