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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220140300008 · 01/20/2014 · Irving Materials Inc

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
Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
13 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Earl Brinker
Operator
Irving Materials Inc
Mine
1200355

Narrative

The injured employee was moving a steel beam into position inside a feed hopper with another employee. The beam became temporarily lodged in the hopper. The other employee pulled on one end of the beam to dislodge it. when the beam became dislodged, it pinched the thumb of injured employee and cut the skin requiring stitches to the injured thumb

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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