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MACHINERY

220163330015 · 11/18/2016 · Liberty Materials, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Miner, Prospector, NEC
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
21
Mine experience
0.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
James E Welch; Evelyn Welch
Operator
Liberty Materials, Inc.
Mine
4104196

Narrative

Employees were cleaning under the main feed belt. Foreman failed to properly lockout plant. Pulley became energized & employee that was using a rod to turn the pulley was struck on hand/side of face(small cut on head). Broke two fingers/lacerated both tendons on left hand(pinky/ring fingers. Everyone involved was suspended & entire plant was re-trained on LO-TO-TO procedures.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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