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MACHINERY

220020280004 · 01/14/2002 · American Minerals Inc

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity
Mill equipment
Injury source
MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
Mine experience
10.25 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Imerys S A
Operator
American Minerals Inc
Mine
0700100

Narrative

EE WAS OPERATING ROTATING DISH PELLETIZER. IN ANEFFORT TO CHECK PELLET SIZING HE SAMPLED DISH DISCHARGE PELLETS INTO LAB TEST SIEVES. AS HE SEPARATED THE TEST SIEVE, THE SIEVE CONTACTED THE ROTATING DISH. THE DISH PULLED THE SIEVE OUTOF HIS HAND CUTTING OPEN HIS INDEX FINGER.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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