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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220173260018 · 11/17/2017 · Peabody Powder River Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.54 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator
Peabody Powder River Mining LLC
Mine
4801353

Narrative

The victim was assisting another employee to reposition an idler trough frame to allow room to make a belt splice. While rotating the frame onto it's side, the frame unexpectedly tipped over onto the conveyor frame striking and catching the victim's hand between the idler and conveyor frames. The victim suffered a lacerated finger and a fractured finger.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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