Technician was installing final drive on the 6020 excavator. While using the hytorq pump and wrench to torque bolts, EE caught thumb between the bolt and the hub, causing laceration to left thumb.
Five Forks MineCoal
Demery Resources Company · Surface
Controlled by NACCO Industries Inc
Creston, Natchitoches County, LA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1601499
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2013–2019
- Latest incident
- Jul 2019
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2019 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
2017 · 1 incident
Struck by falling object
Employee was dropping the belly pan on a D6 caterpillar dozer. The jack under the belly pan slipped as the pan bolts were removed from the frame. The right forearm was contacted as the belly pan fell from the jack. X-rays were negative for broken bones. The cut did not require stitches, however the doctor applied glue to protect the wound.
2013 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Two employees lifted a 30 gallon grease barrel on to the Fuel/Lube truck. The employee on the right side bumped the open door of the compartment and the barrel became unstable. When the employee on the left made a correction, his left small finger became pinched in between the bottom of the barrel and the floor of the truck. The finger required medical attention and five stitches.