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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220081280049 · 05/01/2008 · Knife River Belgrade

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
1.13 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
MDU Resources Group Inc
Operator
Knife River Belgrade
Mine
2401939

Narrative

Employee placed middle and ring fingers on adjustment rod for top curtain hanger on HSI frame. The HSI curtain was not completely loose and was being held in place by a rock. When the rock broke free, adjustment nut slid down onto the adjustment rod pipe pinching the 2 fingers.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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