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MACHINERY

220082110042 · 07/16/2008 · Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Drill operator
Activity
Hand tools (powered)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.08 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Vulcan Materials Company
Operator
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
Mine
0900488

Narrative

Employee was installing a table bushing. Bushing became stuck on the second piece of drill steel. As the employee was aligning the piece of drill steel to lower, the bushing fell approximately six inches pinning his left pinky and ring finger between the table and bushing, resulting in fourteen stitches.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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