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POWERED HAULAGE

220172560010 · 09/07/2017 · Nevada Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation
Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
Activity
Inspect equipment or mine
Injury source
BELTS (NOT CONVEYOR)
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
25
Mine experience
4.48 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Eagle Materials Inc
Operator
Nevada Cement Company
Mine
2600015

Narrative

Employee climbed onto the passenger side of the OTR truck while the engine was running, to wash the windshield when the right hand slopped into the air-conditioning belt/pulley. This resulted in a partial amputation of the tip of the index finger and lacerations to the other three fingers.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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