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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220082960005 · 10/15/2008 · Salt River Sand & Rock

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Machine maintenance
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
2.77 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Operator
Salt River Sand & Rock
Mine
0203199

Narrative

While changing screens on a 8x20 JCI screen, the employee was holding a bolt that had been worn due to materials with his left thumb and left forefinger and an impact gun with his right hand. When the employee tried to remove the nut from the bolt, the bolt spun and cut thru the employees leather glove, lacerating the left thumb.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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