MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Black Hills Bentonite
Start: 08/02/2020

220202160015 · 08/02/2020 · Black Hills Bentonite

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation: Ball/Rod/Pebble/Hand/Limestone/Dry mill operator, Roller operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 54
Mine experience: 15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): BHB Limited Partnership; A&M Products
Operator: Black Hills Bentonite
Mine: 4801539

Narrative

While unclogging a pin mill, the employee accidently stepped on the remote switch lowering the pin mill lid on top of themselves, crushing them between the lid and the pin mill. This resulted in a fractured vertebre and a loss of sensation in the right leg.

Source

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