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POWERED HAULAGE

220132390007 · 08/17/2013 · DiGeronimo Aggregates LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Master mechanic, Foreman, Supervisor
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
UPPER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE
Days lost
111
Mine experience
34 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Vic DiGeronimo Jr
Operator
DiGeronimo Aggregates LLC
Mine
3300490

Narrative

Maintenance employee was replacing a skirt rubber on a chute above the main feed belt. The employee did not Lock Out the feed belt and while working on the chute a piece of metal fell onto the moving belt, the employee tried to grab the metal and caught his right arm between the belt and belt cover. The employee sustained a fracture to his right wrist and forearm.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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