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MACHINERY

220163000001 · 10/18/2016 · Noranda Alumina LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation
Weighman, Scale person
Activity
Hand tools (powered)
Injury source
HAND TOOLS,POWERED,NEC
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
99
Mine experience
7.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Noranda Aluminum Company
Operator
Noranda Alumina LLC
Mine
1600352

Narrative

Employee was using an air chisel to descale a box in Precipitation. While doing so, the air chisel shifted and dropped, catching the employee's finger between the chisel and metal structure resulting in a fracture and laceration.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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