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MACHINERY

220073190023 · 11/11/2007 · Kanawha River Terminals

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Surface equipment, NEC
Injury source
HOISTING APPARATUS,NEC
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
3.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Progress Energy Inc
Operator
Kanawha River Terminals
Mine
4609051

Narrative

Employee was securing barge with tugger wire to timberhead and during this process accidentally hit the remote tugger winch on/off switch with his knee. As a result, the employee pinched his left hand fifth digit finger between the wire and timberhead. Employee fractured the tip of left hand fifth digit finger as well as received 3 stitches.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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