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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220180590015 · 02/17/2018 · Chippewa Sand Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Dry screening plant operator, Screen house operator
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.27 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Sand Investment Co
Operator
Chippewa Sand Company LLC
Mine
4703629

Narrative

The employee was using a hand crank to raise the crossover platform on the rail load out. EE then engaged the stop gear on the crank. As EE released the handle the stop gear did not engage, this caused the handle to free spin. The handle struck the employee on left index finger, the impact of the handle cut finger. EE was wearing gloves at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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