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MACHINERY

220172550024 · 09/09/2017 · Salado Operations

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Outside foreman, Leadman
Activity
Surface equipment, NEC
Injury source
MACHINE,NEC-WELDR,OFC MAC
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
199
Mine experience
15.25 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Wayne Patterson
Operator
Salado Operations
Mine
4104257

Narrative

Employee was running the red chopper when ee placed a small rock in the chopper to be chopped. At this time the chopper chopped the rock the employee was holding the rock with left hand the chopper bar came down when the rock fell backwards causing fingers to get caught between the rock and the bar.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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