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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

220213140011 · 11/02/2021 · Wulfenstein Construction Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
Mine experience
0.48 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
PRS Holdings, Inc
Operator
Wulfenstein Construction Company Inc
Mine
2601506

Narrative

Employee was conducting maintenance on screen underbelt pulley, to replace the pulley belts. EE stood on the sand stacker tail pulley cage (adjacent to and under the screen underbelt), to remove the guard covering the pulley belt. EE lost footing, and fell. As EE fell, EE's left hand, ring finger tip caught in the mesh of the guard, and was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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