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ENTRAPMENT

220240530002 · 02/07/2024 · Permian Basin Materials LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
ENTRAPMENT
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Water truck operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Days lost
15
Mine experience
0.83 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
W L Ross & Co LLC
Operator
Permian Basin Materials LLC
Mine
4104624

Narrative

Employee working in HSI hopper. EE was trying to unjam a rock with pry bar that clogged hopper & was pinned between wear plates & rock. Pressure of rock pinned & trapped them in hopper. Called 911. Employee removed by Fire Dept. Employee rushed to Odessa MCH ER. At ER, discovered employee had minimal internal bleeding. Surgery to stitch first layer of colon to stop bleeding.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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