NOSE GUARD HYD. CYL. RETAINING PEN CAME OUT. INJURED WAS LINING PEN UP WITH HOLE. HE TOLD OPERATOR TO PULL CYL. BACK A LITTLE. WHEN OPERATOR PULLED CYL. BACK IT CAUGHT INJURED'S RIGHT HAND CUT TING HIM BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND FINGER REQUIRING 6 STITCHES.
#5 Auger Coal
MSHA record for #5 Auger (mine ID 1518027). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1998
- Latest incident
- Apr 1998
Reportable incidents
2 on file1998 · 2 incidents
EE WAS REPLACING BROKEN LATCH PIN IN AUGER SECTION. WHENB HE ROLLED AUGER SECTION OVER TO REPLACE LATCH PIN HE HIT A STACK OF AUGER SECTIONS CAUSING ONE TO ROLL OFF STACK & MASH LEFT THUMB. SM ALL FRACTURE AND 4 STITCHES.
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