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POWERED HAULAGE

220023080092 · 10/24/2002 · Specialty Granules (Ione) LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
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
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
21
Mine experience
0.11 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Specialty Granules LLC
Operator
Specialty Granules (Ione) LLC
Mine
0405533

Narrative

WHILE REMOVING A GEAR BOX AT THE HEAD PULLEY END OF AN INCLINDED BELT CONVEYOR THE INJURED, TIED BY HIS LANYARD TO THE HEAD PULLEY SHAFT, WAS KNEELING ON THE BELT. HE WAS PULLED DOWNWARD BY BE LT MOVEMENT & CONSEQUENTLY UPWARD BY THE LANYARD ACTING AS A WINCH. HIS RIGHT ARM WAS CAUGHT IN A STEEL STRUCTURE & WAS TORN AT THE SHOULDER.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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