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POWERED HAULAGE

220222580012 · 09/06/2022 · Morton Salt Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Electrician, Lineman
Activity
Underground equipment, NEC
Injury source
HOISTING APPARATUS,NEC
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
27
Mine experience
0.27 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc
Operator
Morton Salt Inc
Mine
1600970

Narrative

Two electricians were working from a manlift to hang power cables from the roof. The electrician operating the manlift inadvertently swung the boom too close to the rib of salt and pinched the employee's hand between the basket and the salt.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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