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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220121670013 · 06/14/2012 · Schmidt Construction, 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
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
8
Mine experience
4 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Jessica E Schmidt
Operator
Schmidt Construction, Inc.
Mine
4202359

Narrative

Two workers on the ground pushing over a 17"" feed tube, about three feet high, with a flange on one end. When the tube moved over, a sleeve on the bottom of the tube shifted upward, pinching the fingers on one hand of one worker. Broken tip of index finger and tissue damage on other three fingers. Thumb uninjured.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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