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POWERED HAULAGE

220232270003 · 08/07/2023 · Selah Corporation

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Mantrip
Injury source
MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
Mine experience
1.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Anthony P Cline
Operator
Selah Corporation
Mine
4609277

Narrative

Close Clearance and not keeping all body parts inside of mantrip. Employee crushed EE's middle and pointer fingers of EE's right hand when EE grabbed the canopy post to reposition self in the mantrip. The mantrip was traveling around a tight corner where clearance is close and the employees right hand was in a pinch point between the canopy post and the coal/rock rib.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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