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MACHINERY

220172330008 · 08/17/2017 · DALCO CORPORATION

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Outside foreman, Leadman
Activity
Auger (surface)
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
18
Mine experience
1 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Dalton Hopkins
Operator
DALCO CORPORATION
Mine
1519711

Narrative

miner was attempting to insert a steel pin in the shank of the auger steel, when the carriage moved just slightly, catching employee's right thumb, resulting in the miner having surgery to put metal pins in employee's thumb, and employee returned from the hospital on the same. day.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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