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POWERED HAULAGE

220000800018 · 03/13/2000 · Specialty Granules LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against stationary object
Occupation
Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost
—
Mine experience
16.53 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Specialty Granules LLC
Operator
Specialty Granules LLC
Mine
4700148

Narrative

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS TRYING TO UNPLUG FINISHEDPRODUCT ELEVATOR. HE FOUND A CERAMIC TILE AT THE BOTTOM AND ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE IT WITH A 3 FT SECTION OF LUMBER. AS THE TILE WAS DISLODGED, TH E ELEVATOR SPUN BACKWARDS FORCING THE LUMBER OUT OF THE ELEVATOR CASE. THE ACTION PUSHED HIS ARM BACKWARDS WHERE IT STRUCK A STEEL ANGLE SUPPORT. RESULTED IN FOUR INCH LACERATION AND FRACTU

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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