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MACHINERY

220000800021 · 03/08/2000 · Lehigh Northeast Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
4
Mine experience
3 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Dyckerhoff & Heidelberger Zement Ag
Operator
Lehigh Northeast Cement Company
Mine
3000585

Narrative

MAN WAS OPERATING OVERHEAD CRANE AND WAS HOLDINGON TO CRANE HOOK, WHEN THE CABLE CAUGHT ON SOMETHING, WHEN HE PULLED IT HIS THUMB WAS ON THE UP SWITCH AND THE HOOK PINCHED HIS SMALL FINGER BET WEEN THE BLOCK AND THE BALL MILL DRUM, THE CABLEWAS ATTACHED TO.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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