HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Knife River - South Dakota
Start: 01/20/2026

220260200053 · 01/20/2026 · Knife River - South Dakota

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 10.58 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Knife River Corporation
Operator: Knife River - South Dakota
Mine: 3900008

Narrative

Employee was assisting with the replacement of a head-drum shaft bearing on the #1 screen conveyor on the Portable Plant. The chain that was used to support the head-drum and shaft assembly snapped, striking Tyler Whipple middle finger on left hand, fracturing the 3rd digit / tip of finger.

Source

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