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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220063480010 · 12/04/2006 · Noranda Alumina LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
HAND TOOLS,NONPOWERED,NEC
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
11.42 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Noranda Aluminum Company
Operator
Noranda Alumina LLC
Mine
1600352

Narrative

Employee was descaling the 6 to breaker hopper. He had a #2 gun bit in his hand scraping off the side of the hopper. When he was pushing the scale down, he jammed his right thumb between the shaft of the bit and side of the hopper. He was taken to medical and from there, sent to get x-ray. Fracture of finger was confirmed.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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