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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220030100050 · 01/02/2003 · Lattimore Materials Company LP

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Drill helper
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
Mine experience
0.57 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Lattimore Properties Inc
Operator
Lattimore Materials Company LP
Mine
4103040

Narrative

DRILLER AND VICTIM WERE PULLING DRILL STEEL FROM THE CAROUSEL. WHILE GUIDING A PIECE OF STEEL EE SLIPPED IN THE MUD COVERING THE SHOT AREA. HE LET GO OF THE STEEL AND GRABBED THE DRILLING TABL E TO STEADY HIMSELF. THE STEEL THEN SWUNG BACK AND HIT HIS HAND, BREAKING HIS MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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