HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Ulland Brothers, Inc.
Start: 09/19/2002

220022800089 · 09/19/2002 · Ulland Brothers, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: CONVEYORS,NEC
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 23 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Orlin L Ofstad
Operator: Ulland Brothers, Inc.
Mine: 2102732

Narrative

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST FEED GATE OPENING BY SHORTENING THE 3/8 INCH CHAIN THAT HOLDS THE GATE OPEN ON THE FEED CONVEYOR UNIT 2200 THAT FEEDS THE CRUSHER. HE OPENED THE GATE & SECURED IT W ITH A BLOCK. THE BLOCK SLIPPED WHILE HE WAS ADJUSTING THE GATE & PULLED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER & THUMB THROUGH THE CHAIN OPENING CAUSING LACERATIONS.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown