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POWERED HAULAGE

220240360006 · 01/25/2024 · U.S. Silica Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation
Utility man, Shift tech, Service/Dump truck operator
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
CHUTE & SLIDE-CONVYR HOPR
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
38.21 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
USS Holdings Inc
Operator
U.S. Silica Company, LLC
Mine
4402829

Narrative

Employee opened the latch and cover of the rotary vane discharge chute for inspection. While using EE's right hand to clean the chute, EE's hand contacted the vane of the rotary feeder. This resulted in an amputation at the level of the distal interphalangeal joint of the 3rd and 4th digits.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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