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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220191860020 · 06/20/2019 · Imerys Perlite USA, Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Prep plant foreman, Supervisor, Mill plant supervisor, Kiln supervisor
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BELTS (NOT CONVEYOR)
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
9
Mine experience
30 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Imerys S A
Operator
Imerys Perlite USA, Inc
Mine
0201136

Narrative

Individual was performing maintenance on a bucket elevator and got their fingers crushed when the bucket elevator belt unexpectedly moved

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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