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MACHINERY

220050340001 · 01/13/2005 · NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRIES

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
3
Mine experience
0.54 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Heinz Brung
Operator
NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRIES
Mine
0202445

Narrative

EE was cleaning out a rotary valve. Located by the valve is an on/off stop station. EE did not stop the rotary valve and the valve fins caught his right middle finger. The edge of his finger was removed at the fingernail length. (AMPUTATION AT MIDDLE OF DISTAL PHALANGE.)

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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