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POWERED HAULAGE

220183200001 · 11/08/2018 · Harleysville Materials LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation
Outside foreman, Leadman
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part
ARM,NEC
Days lost
157
Mine experience
0.52 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
David Smith
Operator
Harleysville Materials LLC
Mine
3600143

Narrative

Quarry foreman was inspecting the crusher plant from the ground and attempted to scrape the head pulley on the 2A conveyor belt with an 18 inch pry bar. Pry bar got caught between the upper belt and drum pulling EE's right arm into the pulley area. EE's arm was trapped and had to be extricated by Fire Dept. EE transported to hospital by EMS.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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