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HANDLING OF MATERIALS
220251710024 · 06/17/2025 · West Spring Energy, LLC
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 Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity Machine maintenance
Injury source DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost —
Mine experience 1.94 years
Operator
Controller (parent) Reading Anthracite Co; West Spring Slope Holdings LLC
Operator West Spring Energy, LLC
Mine 3608489
Narrative Drill rig was tracking w/tower down when drill steels fell out of top of carousel. Employee was trying to put steels back in carousel using a truck crane and come -a long when a drill steel shifted pinching EE's hand and fingers between 2 drill steels.
Source
Authoritative MSHA Open Government Data
Machine JSON-LD · Markdown
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