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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220171250014 · 05/01/2017 · Wyo-Ben Inc

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Ball/Rod/Pebble/Hand/Limestone/Dry mill operator, Roller operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
DRUM,PULY,SHEAVE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.65 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
David Brown
Operator
Wyo-Ben Inc
Mine
4801191

Narrative

EE assisting with knife replacement on pugmill. When turning drive belt by hand to rotate shaft, addition of knives made it easier to turn and momentum easier. Finger was caught between belt and sheave resulting in a cut to ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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