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MACHINERY

220040550011 · 02/21/2004 · Saint-Gobain Proppants

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity
Working with noxious materials
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
—
Mine experience
2.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Saint-Gobain
Operator
Saint-Gobain Proppants
Mine
0301607

Narrative

EE WAS PULLING A SMAPLE OF COARSE MATERIAL THRU A CLAMSHELL ON THE END OF A DISTRIBUTION PIPE IN THE SIZING AREA. HE WAS HOLDING THE CLAMSHELL OPEN WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND APPARENTLY PLACED HI S LEFT HAND INT HE OPENING. HE ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED AND HE LET THE CLAMSHELL CLOSE ON HIS HAND. HE INSTINCTIVELY PULLED HIS HAND OUT AND RECEIVED AN AVULSION BETWEEN THE KNUCKLE AND THE ARE

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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