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POWERED HAULAGE

220182820052 · 09/30/2018 · WP Operations, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Front-end loader
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
6
Mine experience
1.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Will Glusac; John Cross
Operator
WP Operations, LLC
Mine
4703742

Narrative

An employee was operating a loader removing sand from underneath a tail section of an incline conveyor. The employee's RT hand came in contact with the belt causing employee to lose control of the loader, driving the loader into the conveyor. Employee sustained a laceration and fractured RT index finger.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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