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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220153160041 · 11/06/2015 · Dicaperl Minerals LLC

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BELTS (NOT CONVEYOR)
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
29
Mine experience
21.48 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Dicalite Management Group LLC
Operator
Dicaperl Minerals LLC
Mine
2901433

Narrative

Employees were installing new liners on dryer drum manually turning the dryer by hand. The drum began to move very fast. The injured employee grabbed the v-belt to attempt to slow drum down but his hand got hung up in the pulley.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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