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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220200140001 · 01/12/2020 · US Vanadium, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.92 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
US Vanadium Holding Company, LLC
Operator
US Vanadium, LLC
Mine
0300479

Narrative

The injured EE was helping free a frozen gate latch on the bed of a Mack dump truck. EE inadvertently placed EE's hand between the gate latch and the truck bed and as the air latch closed it pinched EE's right-hand pointer and middle fingers between the bed and gate latch.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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