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MACHINERY

220193050015 · 10/31/2019 · Rock-It Natural Stone

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation
Stone finishing and sizing personnel, Stone/Rock cut/Polish/Saw operator, Splitter, Cutter, Trimmer
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
MACHINE,NEC-WELDR,OFC MAC
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
7
Mine experience
0.04 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Billy D Baldwin
Operator
Rock-It Natural Stone
Mine
3401993

Narrative

WORKER WAS CLEANING OUT DEBRIS CATCH BETWEEN THE FRAME PLATE AND THE CHOPPER RIG LOWER PLATE ITSELF. WHEN DEBRIS WAS REMOVED THE CHOPPER CYCLED AND THE FLEXING ACTION OF THE TWO PLATES CAUGHT THE WORKERS LEFT HAND FINGERS BETWEEM THEM BEFORE IT COULD BE WITHDRAWN. THE MIDDLE FINGER AND THE RING FINGER WERE BOTH MASHED NEAR THE NAIL.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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