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MACHINERY

220012250122 · 08/02/2001 · Thiele Kaolin Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Electrician, Lineman
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
—
Mine experience
4 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Paul R Kirschling
Operator
Thiele Kaolin Company
Mine
0900337

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS THREADING CONDUIT IN RIGID 300 THREADING MACHINE. HAD THREADED CONDUIT, WENT TO REMOVE BUT DID NOT WAIT FOR MACHINE TO STOP. PIPE HUNG IN JAWS OF MACHINE, CAUSING PIPE TO CATCH HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN MACHINE AND CONDUIT MASHING 4TH FINGER.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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