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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220062440025 · 08/30/2006 · American Rock Salt Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion NEC
Occupation
Section foreman, Bullgang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Shift boss
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury
DISLOCATION
Body part
SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
7.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Joseph G Bucci
Operator
American Rock Salt Company LLC
Mine
3003255

Narrative

Employee has chronic bad right shoulder (surgery in past). Employee was putting flag back into proper position on emergency stop cord. When flag was placed back, the emergency cord snapped tight, pulling on employee's shoulder. Motion pulled shoulder out of socket, dislocating shoulder. Employee went to hospital to repair dislocation.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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