# POWERED HAULAGE
> MSHA accident `220170970015` · 04/06/2017 · Western Construction Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
- **Classification:** POWERED HAULAGE
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
- **Occupation:** Groundman, Yardman
- **Activity:** Conveyor belt
- **Injury source:** BELT CONVEYORS
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
- **Days lost:** 3
- **Mine experience:** 0.12 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Richard J  Heaton
- **Operator:** Western Construction Inc
- **Mine:** [1001634](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1001634)
## Narrative

Conveyor belt stopped due to material build up.  Employee went to clear material and belt rolled backwards. This caught employee's hand and pulled the arm into tail pulley. This broke employee's forearm. *After investigation it was determined the belt tightened back onto the roller after material was removed which trapped EE's forearm.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*