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MACHINERY

220091400035 · 05/20/2009 · 3M Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Miner, Prospector, NEC
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
HOISTING APPARATUS,NEC
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
20 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company
Operator
3M Company
Mine
4700119

Narrative

Installing liner with winch and snatch block. Pulling liner into position. Left hand placed on winch cable. Load jumped further than expected and burr on cable caught glove pulling tip of left pinky finger in snatch block. Crush injury of tip of left pinky finger.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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