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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220222730029 · 09/28/2022 · Mid-States Materials, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Fall from machine
Occupation
Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
GROUND
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
8.12 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Eric H Bettis; Matt McPherson
Operator
Mid-States Materials, LLC
Mine
1401758

Narrative

Employee was working to unplug belly belt on secondary crusher. Employee was positioned on conveyor that belly belt dumps onto. Employee was using a pipe wrench on head pulley to roll the belt forward to free it from being stuck. The pipe wrench slipped off the head pulley and employee fell backward landing on the ground resulting in 5 broken ribs.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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