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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220072120037 · 07/23/2007 · EP Minerals, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.48 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Eagle-Picher Industries Inc
Operator
EP Minerals, LLC
Mine
2600680

Narrative

While reaching around a guard, the employee's right hand touched the conveyor belt and was pulled between the conveyor belt and the air slide table. He received deep abrasions. The employee's post accident drug scan was positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine and he was terminated immediately.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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