HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC
Start: 07/19/2017

220172070053 · 07/19/2017 · Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Scoop tram operator, Load/Haul/Dump operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: FORKLIFTS,STACKERS,TRCTR
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 6
Mine experience: 3 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC
Mine: 1103156

Narrative

IE was adjusting the forks on a minitrac. IE lifted on the fork to adjust it. Lifting on the fork rotates the keeper stock located on top of the fork. As the IE lifted the fork they did not realize that their little finger was in a pinch point between the metal stock keeper and the frame. IE received 9 sutures.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown