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MACHINERY

220000670001 · 02/20/2000 · 3M Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Welder (shop)
Activity
Welding or cutting
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
—
Mine experience
11.07 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company
Operator
3M Company
Mine
4700119

Narrative

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAC WELD A NUT ON TOP OF SOME CONE STEEL. HE LINED UP THE NUT & THE WIRE FEED PUT HIS WELDING SHIELD DOWN, HE STARTED TO WELD THRU THE WIRE BACKED UP HE HIT THE FEED AGA IN WITHOUT CHECKING HIS ALIGNMENT THEN THE WIEREWENT THRU HIS GLOVE & INTO HIS LEFT THIRD FINGERON 2/29 HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN INFECTION & TREATED

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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