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MACHINERY

220191820025 · 06/14/2019 · Birch River Energy, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Belt foreman, Maintenance foreman, Maintenance supervisor
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
CONVEYORS,NEC
Nature of injury
UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
20.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Pristine Clean Energy LLC
Operator
Birch River Energy, LLC
Mine
4606045

Narrative

Employee was replacing conveyor chain in a truck dump feeder. The chain was being pulled out by a hoist truck. The flight keepers were unknowingly wore out and 1 flight fell out of the chain and struck the employee on the left hand and knocked 2 more flights out of the chain as it was being pulled out.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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