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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220212440016 · 08/31/2021 · James Hamilton Construction Company

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
2
Mine experience
1.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Charles E Hamilton; Carroll Hamilton
Operator
James Hamilton Construction Company
Mine
2901968

Narrative

While lifting the cutting edge to put back onto the loader bucket, the chain supporting the cutting edge broke. The cutting edge came down onto EE's thumb smashing it.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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