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POWERED HAULAGE

220060200004 · 01/12/2006 · New Riverside Ochre Company Incorporated

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
56
Mine experience
0.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
James R. Dellinger Jr. Estate
Operator
New Riverside Ochre Company Incorporated
Mine
0900245

Narrative

Employee went to adjust gap between top roll and end of conveyor chain. Co-worker started chain conveyor. Injured's left little finger hand was pulled into gap. The conveyor stopped. Other employee came to victim and tried to pull his hand out but could not. He then got a steel bar to widen gap and pulled victim's hand free.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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