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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220141740042 · 06/20/2014 · Rock-It Natural Stone

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
Occupation
Stone finishing and sizing personnel, Stone/Rock cut/Polish/Saw operator, Splitter, Cutter, Trimmer
Activity
Handling coal, Rock, Ore
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
15
Mine experience
0.04 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Billy D Baldwin
Operator
Rock-It Natural Stone
Mine
3401856

Narrative

Worker was stacking rock onto a pallet at the chopper shop. When he started to place another rock onto the pallet the load of rock shifted. This caused the middle finger of his left hand to be caught in between two moving rocks and this resulted in a fractured finger.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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