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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220031970024 · 07/10/2003 · Hartshorne Carbon Company

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck against stationary object
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
UPPER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE
Days lost
11
Mine experience
0.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Ohio Holdings Inc
Operator
Hartshorne Carbon Company
Mine
0301736

Narrative

A CONVEYOR BELT ON THE WASH PLANT WAS NOT RUNNING, THE INJURED TURNED OFF THE POWER AND WENT TO TEST THE DRIVE BELTS AND PULLEY ON THE DRIVE MOTOR. AS HE PULLED ON THE DRIVE BELTS TO CHECK WHE THER THEY WERE LOCKED UP, HE ROLLED HIS FINGERS INTO THE PULLEY CAUSING LACERATIONS AND/OR TEARING ON TWO OF HIS FINGERS AND A CUT ON THE WRIST. ONE FINGER AND THE WRIST RECEIVED STITCHES AND

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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