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POWERED HAULAGE

220042710057 · 09/21/2004 · Montana Mtls & Cons

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
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
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
3 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
CRH PLC
Operator
Montana Mtls & Cons
Mine
2400497

Narrative

EE WAS USING A SHORT BAR TO PUSH IN A SWEEP. THE BELT CLIPS CAUGHT THE BAR AND PULLED IN HIS FINGER. FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR BELT AND FRAME. EE FAILED TO LOCK-OUT EQUIPMENT. (AMPUTATION LEFT INDEX FINGER - DISTAL PHALANGE.)

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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