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POWERED HAULAGE

220031950010 · 07/01/2003 · Wyo-Ben, Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation
Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost
46
Mine experience
9.94 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
David Brown
Operator
Wyo-Ben, Inc
Mine
4800611

Narrative

EE HAD ACCESSED THE TOP OF THE BAG PRESS WITH A STEP LADDER TO MAKE ADJUSTMENT. THE PRESS WAS NOT DE-ENERGIZED AND WHEN THE EE WAS DESCENDING THE LADDER HIS HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE BELT ON THE PRESS, RESULTING IN HIS LEFT ARM BEING DRAWN INTO THE PULLEY, TRAPPING AND BREAKING THE EE'S FOREARM.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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