HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at West Plains Mining, LLC
Start: 09/03/2026

220262540019 · 09/03/2026 · West Plains Mining, 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: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 3.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Daniel Balkema
Operator: West Plains Mining, LLC
Mine: 1202457

Narrative

Miner#1 and Mine #2 were working together to flip a gate. Material was impeding the movement of the gate. Miner#1 proceeded to work on clearing the impeding material. Miner#2 thought they heard Miner #1 say ""try the gate"". Miner #2 proceeded to flip the gate mechanism, causing Miner #1's, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd fingers of their right hand to be pinched between the gate and chute.

Source

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