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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220130280038 · 01/18/2013 · Hinkle Contracting Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
CONVEYORS,NEC
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
17 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Summit Materials LLC
Operator
Hinkle Contracting Company LLC
Mine
1500075

Narrative

Working on a bearing of a tail pulley he was in the process of repositioning the tail pulley to access the bearing on the left side. After the block was removed the pulley became lodged above the conveyor frame on the mounting bolts. He attempted to free the pulley using his hands when the pulley shifted and caught the pinky finger of his right hand.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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