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POWERED HAULAGE

220121800018 · 06/23/2012 · Rio Grande Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation
Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
14
Mine experience
0.35 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Aurcana Corporation
Operator
Rio Grande Mining Company
Mine
4102905

Narrative

EE was putting floor dry on a belt pulley. The guard was removed and the belt was still running. EE was using a 6' rebar to scrape off the roller. The bar got trapped in the belt roller. Another EE ran over and hit the E-Stop. EE had lacerations on his trycep, a dislocated elbow, broken bone on the lower arm, Broken bone on the lower pinky finger,lacerations of the hand.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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