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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220111860056 · 06/23/2011 · Morton Salt Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Ledgeman/hand, Quarry man
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
4
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Operator
Morton Salt Inc
Mine
1600970

Narrative

EE was working on bolter at Morton Salt. he says as he was positing the work basket I mistakenly operate the lever to close the lower centralizer. My left index finger was caught in the jaws. Crushing my left index finger, resulting in broken bones (index finger) and 11 stitches.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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