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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220031880136 · 06/21/2003 · Porters' Sand & Gravel

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
15 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Ralph E Porter
Operator
Porters' Sand & Gravel
Mine
3002409

Narrative

EE CLAIMS WHILE HE WAS SPLICING CONVEYOR BELT ON #6, THE MATERIAL LET LOOSE FASTER THAN HE WAS AND CAUGHT HIS SMALL FINGER KNUCKLE ON HIS RIGHT HAND WHEN THE BELTING & THE WOODEN BLOCK FLEW BACK AT HIM, TEARING THE SKIN OPEN ON THE KNUCKLE NEEDING STITCHES TO CLOSE IT.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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