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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220041170110 · 04/15/2004 · Blue Mountain Minerals

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
7 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Portola Minerals Company
Operator
Blue Mountain Minerals
Mine
0404716

Narrative

EE (CRUSHER LOADER OPERATOR) WAS PICKING UP A METAL FLANGE THAT WAS IN THE STOCKPILE. EE THREW FLANGE ON COUNTERWEIGHT OF LOADER AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE FLANGE AND THE HANDLE ON THE BACK OF THE LOADER.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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