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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220123400006 · 12/03/2012 · Knife River Corporation-Northwest

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck against stationary object
Occupation
Outside foreman, Leadman
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
FORKLIFTS,STACKERS,TRCTR
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
7.88 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
MDU Resources Group Inc
Operator
Knife River Corporation-Northwest
Mine
3503667

Narrative

During the lateral adjustment of a set of forks on a Cat TL1255 Telehandler, the worker cut his left pointer finger while he was pulling and another worker was pushing one of the forks. The fork suddenly slid quicker than was expected, catching his finger between one of the hooks and the bar. He was wearing gloves at the time. his finger received nine (9) stitches.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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