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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220051990030 · 07/07/2005 · Tower Rock Stone Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck against stationary object
Occupation
Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost
0
Mine experience
5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Jay E Luhr; Michael Luhr
Operator
Tower Rock Stone Company
Mine
2300781

Narrative

The employee was pulling a 7/8"" diameter wire from the drum of a winch used to position barges on a loading ramp. He contacted a burr on the adjacent stern wire with his left forearm as he pulled. The burr caused a laceration approx. 1"" long, requiring 5 sutures.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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