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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220083090058 · 10/17/2008 · CAM Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Quality control technician, Laboratory technician, Laboratory assistant
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
24
Mine experience
4.54 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Wexford Capital LLC
Operator
CAM Mining LLC
Mine
1514468

Narrative

Employee was working to insert auger screw back into barrel using a backhoe to insert screw when the key steel that lines the screw with the planetary gear started to come out. He used his finger to push the key steel back in and it got pinned between the collar of the screw and the top of the mast requiring a surgical procedure.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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