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MACHINERY

220231090004 · 04/14/2023 · Knife River Missoula

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Outside foreman, Leadman
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
1 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
MDU Resources Group Inc
Operator
Knife River Missoula
Mine
2402095

Narrative

Employee found debris on the under belt scraper of the head pulley coming out of jaw crusher (7158) and attempted to clean it without de-energizing the piece of equipment first. This resulted in the belt grabbing the 3 foot pry bar and slamming EE's hand into the scraper and framework of the under belt. This resulted in 2 broken bones in the Right arm and hand.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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