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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220082310002 · 06/23/2008 · Amrize Cement Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Miner, Prospector, NEC
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
PUMPS,FANS,COMP,ENG,NEC
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.08 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Holcim Ltd
Operator
Amrize Cement Inc.
Mine
2300284

Narrative

Employee reached in fan housing to manually move fan blade for fan alignment. Fan had accumulated water and movement caused water to shift and the fan to move further than expected. This resulted in a pinch point injury to employees hand, when caught between fan blades and housing.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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