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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220140830012 · 03/17/2014 · Liter's Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
1
Mine experience
34 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Robert T Liter
Operator
Liter's Inc.
Mine
1515452

Narrative

The employee was working on an impact crusher internal parts, when removing the main curtain hanger left side came loose the right side broke landing on his hand. There was no way to see the broken side of the shaft holding up the curtain. The right side hanger should have held.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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