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MACHINERY

220092880007 · 10/05/2009 · Turner Brothers Stone Of Crossville, Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Stone finishing and sizing personnel, Stone/Rock cut/Polish/Saw operator, Splitter, Cutter, Trimmer
Activity
Handling coal, Rock, Ore
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
11
Mine experience
1.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Howard L Mercer
Operator
Turner Brothers Stone Of Crossville, Inc
Mine
4000095

Narrative

Contractor was waiting to remove stone from discharge table of stone splitter. When the stone rolled on the discharge table after being split, he had his right hand resting on the table and the stone rolled onto his middle finger. When he reacted and pulled his hand away, he pulled the skin off the tip of his finger, requiring sutures to his right middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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