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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220211240010 · 04/22/2021 · Crooker Construction, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Crusher attendant/operator, Pan feeder operator/worker
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
7
Mine experience
0.25 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Thomas C Sturgeon
Operator
Crooker Construction, LLC
Mine
1701042

Narrative

Starting up the portable crushing plant for the day. The Belt conveyor was frozen stuck due to cold weather. Two employees were freeing it by pulling on the electric motor drive belt. When the belt came free, injured employee's finger got caught between the sheave and the belt. Resulting in the laceration of the skin and the fracture in the finger.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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