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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220000830061 · 03/16/2000 · Cargill Salt

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Miner, NEC
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
—
Mine experience
3.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Cargill Inc
Operator
Cargill Salt
Mine
3000663

Narrative

TWO EE'S WERE INSTALLING A BELTLINE DRIVE AND TAKE-UP UNITS. THEY WERE TRYING TO LINE UP THE 2 FLANGES OF THE DRIVE AND TAKE-UP. AFTER PRYING UNITS TOGETHER, INJURED EE TRIED TO INSTALL BOLT. THE BOLT WOULD NOT FIT. HE SAID TO STOP PRYING SO HE COULD CHECK THE ALIGNMENT. HE THEN CHECKED TO ALIGNMENT WITH HIS FINGER. THE OTHER EE NEVER HEARD STOP ORDER, CONTINUED PRYING. 8 STITCHES

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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