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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220242000005 · 07/12/2024 · Colowyo Coal Company L P

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
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
16
Mine experience
1.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Assn Inc
Operator
Colowyo Coal Company L P
Mine
0502962

Narrative

Warehouse Attendant was attempting to unload two GET Heel Plates from the forks of a forklift. The Attendant slid the plates off the end of the forks and pinched their index and middle fingers on their left hand between the plates and the ground resulting in swelling and bruising, x-ray was negative for fractures.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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