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POWERED HAULAGE

220141810074 · 06/30/2014 · Limestone Dust Corp

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Mill equipment
Injury source
BAGS
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
Days lost
250
Mine experience
0.37 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Michael W McGlothlin
Operator
Limestone Dust Corp
Mine
4402783

Narrative

Employee was operating a machine that fills polypropylene bags with pulverized limestone when his left hand got caught in one of the straps attached to the bag, as the forklift operator was backing out with the pallet that the bag was sitting on resulting in the employee's left arm being pulled causing a strain to the machine operator's left shoulder.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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