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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220131780016 · 06/26/2013 · Missouri Sand Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
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
CHUTE & SLIDE-CONVYR HOPR
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
3
Mine experience
1.19 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
David Walker
Operator
Missouri Sand Company, LLC
Mine
2302405

Narrative

Two employees were working on a crooked chute. One employee was using a come along to help straighten it out. The injured party put his left hand down on the railing to reposition himself, and at that time the chute let go and rolled onto his hand, ripping and smashing the baby finger on his left hand.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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