HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at mine
Start: 12/31/2001

220020310048 · 12/31/2001 · —

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 20 years

Operator

Controller (parent): —
Operator: —
Mine: 4103658

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A HOIST BRAKE AIR CYLINDER FROM A DRAGLINE. AS THE CYLINDER WAS BEING LOWERED, THE CYLINDER HOUSING FELL, STRIKING EE ON THE LEFT HAND. HE WAS TAKEN TO SEE HIS PERSONAL P HYSICIAN ON DECEMBER 31, 2001. X-RAYS WERE TAKEN AND THEY WERE NEGATIVE. ON JANUARY 28, 2002 AN MRI WAS TAKEN DUE TO CONTINUED SWELLING IN THE HAND. THE RESULTS REVEALED A CRACKED BONE.

Source

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