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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220211230020 · 04/28/2021 · Rock Contractors 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
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
18
Mine experience
20 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Charles W Wood
Operator
Rock Contractors Inc
Mine
1001880

Narrative

Employee was attempting to adjust a spring in the crusher. The spring was not seated properly in the spring seats. Employee reached with left hand and grabbed the spring. When employee grabbed the spring it moved smashing the tips of employee's ring and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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