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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220003040058 · 10/17/2000 · Tower Rock Stone Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
25
Mine experience
6.11 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Jay E Luhr; Michael Luhr
Operator
Tower Rock Stone Company
Mine
2300781

Narrative

EE WAS TURNING THE RING GEAR ON A VERY LARGE DIFFERENTIAL CHECKING THE LASH. AS HE TURNED THE GEAR HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE SCREW HEADS HOLDING THE GEAR AND THE DIFFERENT IAL HOUSING. EE HAD AN OPEN AVULSION REQUIRING SUTURES AND FRACTURED FINGER TIP. IS A MECHANIC AND CANNOT USE HIS RT. HAND AND WILL BE OFF WORK UNTIL CLEARED TO USE HAND.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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