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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220141810041 · 06/20/2014 · American Aggregates of Michigan Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
256
Mine experience
0.4 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Edward C Levy Jr
Operator
American Aggregates of Michigan Inc.
Mine
2003469

Narrative

Two employees were performing maintenance on a hazmag crusher and while flipping a blow bar, it fell off of the stud on the lifting mechanism towards ee who was standing on the belt facing the rotor; he was able to keep his hands on it as it fell, however at approx 600 lbs it did hit his left leg which pushed him back up against the back wall of the crusher.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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