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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220130250023 · 01/23/2013 · Cold Spring Granite Company

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation
Rock driller
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
22
Mine experience
0.04 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Patrick Alexander
Operator
Cold Spring Granite Company
Mine
2100023

Narrative

Employee was running drill steel into hole using steel puller, had hand on drill steel, when hand got to puller, didn't remove hand in time, finger got into puller wheels. Smashed employee's right index fingertip, amputated from bottom of nail to tip of finger.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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