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MACHINERY

220070660001 · 02/28/2007 · Lafarge North America

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Belt foreman, Maintenance foreman, Maintenance supervisor
Activity
Blow gun, Airlance
Injury source
HAND TOOLS,POWERED,NEC
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
14 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Lafarge S A
Operator
Lafarge North America
Mine
1300125

Narrative

Employee was air lancing hard material out of 225 impactor chute to allow contractors in to do blow bar welding. Material was hard and air lance was a little shorter than needed to perform job. While air lancing, the lance deflected off material and hand went into opening causing a pinch of the finger and the door frame.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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