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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220031690025 · 06/14/2003 · Southway Construction Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Miner, NEC
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
29
Mine experience
0.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Estate of Henry T. Southway Jr.
Operator
Southway Construction Company Inc
Mine
2902222

Narrative

EE WAS HELPING CO-WORKER PUT ON A PATCH ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. THEY GOT READY TO MOVE THE BELT SO AS TO GET TO THE OUTER CLIPS. CO-WORKER TOLDEE AND OTHER EE'S TO WATCH OUT HE WAS GOING TO BUMP THE CONVEYOR. EE THOUGHT HE SAID TO PULL THE BELT BY HAND. WHEN CO-WORKER HIT THE BUTTON, EE GRABBED THE BELT AND THE BELT BROKE HIS RT. FINGER AND CUT HIS OTHER FINGER.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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