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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220081710020 · 06/17/2008 · Taft Production Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BELTS (NOT CONVEYOR)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
1.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Oil Dri Corporation Of America
Operator
Taft Production Company
Mine
0402964

Narrative

Maintence personnel were working on a belt driven machine and did not loosen the motor mounts; when they tried to roll the drive belts on the sheaves an employee's fingers got caught between the belt and the sheaves causing his right ring finger to break.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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