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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220162730006 · 09/23/2016 · Simplot Phosphates LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
7.21 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Scott Simplot
Operator
Simplot Phosphates LLC
Mine
4200998

Narrative

Employee was assisting a mechanic in moving final planetary out of a press. Employee held the hook on the lifting sling while the mechanic took up the slack in the sling with overhead crane. When the slack came out of sling employee's left index finger was caught between the hook assembly & planetary housing. This resulted in lacerating of left index finger requiring 5 stitches

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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