MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at American Soda LLC
Start: 03/28/2025

220250920007 · 03/28/2025 · American Soda LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation: Laborer, Bull gang, Faceman, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity: Roof bolter, Inserting bolt
Injury source: DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury: DISLOCATION
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 2.77 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Solvay S A
Operator: American Soda LLC
Mine: 4801295

Narrative

A Mine Production employee was operating bolter drilling a 14 foot drill hole when the steel became stuck. EE placed EE's left hand on the drill steel to apply outward force to free the steel and reached for what EE thought was the lowering lever and inadvertently activated the rotation lever. In doing so EEs hand rotated with the drill steel causing a dislocated left pinky finger.

Source

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