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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220031630030 · 05/20/2003 · Standard Sand Corp

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Miner, NEC
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
CONVEYORS,NEC
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
Mine experience
1 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Fairmount Santrol
Operator
Standard Sand Corp
Mine
2000847

Narrative

WHILE ADJUSTING SKIRT RUBBER ON CONVEYOR, EE PINCHED HIS MALLET FINGER BETWEEN SKIRT AND CONVEYOR, BENDING THE LAST JOINT BACKWARDS TOWARDS HIS HAND. EE REMAINED @ WORK DESPITE MINOR DISCOMFOR T. ON JUNE 5 EE WENT TO MED 1 TO HAVE THE FINGER CHECKED OUT BECAUSE THE FINGER STILL HAD A BEND IN IT. EE WAS AT GROUND LEVEL WHEN INCIDENT OCCURED. MUST WEAR A FINGER SPLINT FOR 6 WEEKS.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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