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MACHINERY

220112930045 · 10/12/2011 · Farrell-Cooper Mining Company

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
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
DRUM,PULY,SHEAVE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost
75
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
William J Cooper
Operator
Farrell-Cooper Mining Company
Mine
3402076

Narrative

1 of 3 drive belts broke, injured shut motor down, dismounted the crusher and approached the large pulley driving the crusher in the hopper. Pulley had slowed down but had not totally stopped rotating yet. Reached around from behind the guard to grab the broken belt from the back when the remaining 2 belts caught his arm between them and the pulley causing a fracture.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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