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POWERED HAULAGE

220183510017 · 12/13/2018 · Premier Magnesia LLC

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
CONVEYORS,NEC
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
3
Mine experience
2.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
John Gehret
Operator
Premier Magnesia LLC
Mine
2600002

Narrative

Employee was using a rag to plug a hole in a screw conveyor that was leaking product. The material got caught in the screw flight and pulled the employee's right index finger in to the hole. The screw flight severed the right index finger to the first joint.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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