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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220032900024 · 09/20/2003 · Norris Asphalt Paving Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by rolling or sliding object
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
Mine experience
0.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Brady D Meldrem
Operator
Norris Asphalt Paving Company
Mine
2301922

Narrative

REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE TO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THE WHEEL COVER DROPPED OFF AND ROLLED ON THE GROUND TOWARDS INJURED EE. AS THE COVER ROLLED BETWEEN HIS LEGS HE TRIED TO KEEP IT FROM HITTING HIM. IN DOING SO HIS FINGER ON RIGHT HAND GOT CAUGHT IN THE COVER AND BROKE HIS FINGER.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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