HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Blue Mountain Minerals
Start: 07/20/2021

220212030005 · 07/20/2021 · Blue Mountain Minerals

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 24
Mine experience: 0.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Portola Minerals Company
Operator: Blue Mountain Minerals
Mine: 0404716

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A COUNTERWEIGHT FROM THE CAT216B SKID STEER. AFTER REMOVING THE 2ND OF 2 BOLTS HOLDING THE WEIGHT IN PLACE, THE WEIGHT SLIPPED OUT OF EE'S RIGHT HAND AND EE TRIED TO CATCH IT. EE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE WEIGHT'S MOTION. PART OF EE'S RIGHT HAND WAS CRUSHED UNDER THE WEIGHT. EE SUSTAINED AN OPEN FRACTURE AND LACERATION OF THE END OF EE'S RIGHT RING FINGER.

Source

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