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POWERED HAULAGE

220080600017 · 02/21/2008 · Ash Grove Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Blow gun, Airlance
Injury source
HAND TOOLS,POWERED,NEC
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
3.65 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Ash Grove Cement Company
Operator
Ash Grove Cement Company
Mine
4100026

Narrative

Employee was using a plant made ""air lance"" to clean debris off a guarded tail pulley. He had finished and was disconnecting the air lance when his head hit a low overhead beam and these two motions combined pushed the air lance into the tail pulley which then jerked it from his hands.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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