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MACHINERY

220031470053 · 05/21/2003 · Ash Grove Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
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
METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost
31
Mine experience
7.42 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Ash Grove Cement Company
Operator
Ash Grove Cement Company
Mine
4201665

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHEN HE GOT HIS RT FOOT CAUGHT IN A HYDRAULIC SLIDE GATE. HE WAS WORKING IN A DRAG CHAIN CHUTE IN THE PROCESS OF HIS WORK HE LOWERED HIS RIGHT LEG DOWN INTO THE CHUTE IN T HE LINE OF FIRE OF THE SLIDE GATE WHICH WAS 18"" BELOW HIS WORK AREA. THE GATE WAS CLOSED INADVERTENTLY PINCHING HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE CHUTE AND THE GATE.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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