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POWERED HAULAGE

220080500020 · 02/06/2008 · TOR Minerals International

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
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
Machine maintenance
Injury source
FORKLIFTS,STACKERS,TRCTR
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
6
Mine experience
0.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Bernard A Paulson
Operator
TOR Minerals International
Mine
4103461

Narrative

Injured party and co-worker were working together to pick up the fork extension for a forklift. Co-worker was driving forklift & injured was holding the extension to help load. As co-worker was moving forward to pickup extension, injured's hand got stuck between fork extension & another piece of equipment injuring left hand distal finger. Left distal tip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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