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MACHINERY

220072290007 · 08/14/2007 · Malvern Minerals Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Mill equipment
Injury source
MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.04 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Brad Smith
Operator
Malvern Minerals Company
Mine
0300299

Narrative

Employee, being trained on Bag Packaging System, noticed the material feed slowing down and estimated that the pinch valve, that allows the feed, was malfunctioning. He decided to try to correct it himself and place the Index and Middle Finger of his left hand in the pinch valve, pressure was released from the valve and closed on the his fingers pinching them.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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