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POWERED HAULAGE

220221400020 · 05/12/2022 · UNACEM North America

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Miner, Prospector, NEC
Activity
Front-end loader
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.94 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
UNACEM Corp S A A
Operator
UNACEM North America
Mine
0203243

Narrative

PERSONNEL ATTEMPTED TO USE SKID STEER TO MOVE COAL OVERSIZED TIPSTER INTO LOAD & HAUL POSITION. OPERATOR LOWERED THE BUCKET ONTO THE TIPSTER WITHOUT SEEING PARTNERS HAND IN A PINCH SQUEEZE BETWEEN THE TWO RESULTING IN A PARTIALLY CRUSHED RIGHT PINKY FINGER.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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