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POWERED HAULAGE

220030150036 · 11/06/2002 · Nestle Purina PetCare Company

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
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Mill equipment
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
13
Mine experience
3.65 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Nestle S A
Operator
Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Mine
4406882

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ""LARGE PACK"" PACKAGING LINE WHEN AN EMPTY 20# BAG WAS ATTACHED TO THE END OF A FULL ONE. HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE EMPTY BAG OFF BEFORE IT ENTERED A BAG SEALING UNIT. H E OVERREACHED WHEN GRABBING THE BAG AND HIT HIS LEFT THUMB CAUGHT IN THE BELT AND PULLEY ASSEMBLY THAT GUIDES THE BAGS INTO THE SEALER.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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