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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220081210023 · 04/23/2008 · Arkansas Lime Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
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
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
18.04 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
United States Lime & Minerals Inc
Operator
Arkansas Lime Company
Mine
0300050

Narrative

Control room operator rotary kiln (leadman) at quarry secondary location cleaning dried mud off conveyor belt frame with 3' long wrecking bar when bar apparently penetrated the frame boundary...bar was suddenly struck or pulled in some way with the left hand being slapped against frame (probably troughing idler frame) resulting in stiches for left index and middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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