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POWERED HAULAGE

220250130018 · 01/06/2025 · Arcosa Aggregates Texas, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
4
Mine experience
0.71 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Arcosa, Inc
Operator
Arcosa Aggregates Texas, LLC
Mine
4104399

Narrative

The employee overreached a guard to spray a head-pulley with brake cleaner to prevent the conveyor belt from slipping. As employee was spraying the head-pulley the pulley became in contact with the spray can, causing the can to get pulled in. In the process employee fractured right thumb.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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