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POWERED HAULAGE

220082350071 · 08/15/2008 · Lafarge North America

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
Body part
ARM,NEC
Days lost
5
Mine experience
1 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Lafarge S A
Operator
Lafarge North America
Mine
3600271

Narrative

EE was a ladder for the purpose of adjusting the tracking of the belt on the feed conveyor. The belt needed to be adjust. He was leaning against a pipe and held onto the machine to reposition himself when his glove got caught an the return roller and pulled his arm into the conveyor. The other man on the floor hit the emergency stop button. The bar prevented accessibility beyond

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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