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MACHINERY

220190880013 · 03/14/2019 · Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation
Miner, Prospector, NEC
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
DISLOCATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
323
Mine experience
1.04 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Imerys S A
Operator
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company
Mine
3800052

Narrative

Slide gate was removed from an incline auger during operation. The slide gate was not bolted closed at the time of the incident. Lockout/tagout was not followed prior to removal. As they pulled the slide gate open, the fingers of their right hand contacted the rotating auger. This caused a hand laceration and a finger dislocation on the right hand.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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