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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220010370004 · 01/25/2001 · The N. C. Granite Corp

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Driller, Highwall operator, Highwall drill operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
Mine experience
2.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
William Swift
Operator
The N. C. Granite Corp
Mine
3100037

Narrative

THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING THE GUIDE OFF THE STEEL, HE DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE STEEL HAD COME LOOSE FROM THE COUPLING, THE STEEL FELL CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BIT AND THE JAWS THAT HOLD IT .

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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