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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220251540012 · 05/23/2025 · Ash Grove Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
CHAIN HOIST, CHAIN BLOCK
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
—
Mine experience
1.06 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
CRH PLC
Operator
Ash Grove Cement Company
Mine
2500002

Narrative

While positioning a feeder for install with three other miners the employee pinched right middle finger when unhooking a chain hoist hook and the feeder moved unexpectedly. The pinch removed the tissue from the tip of the finger. The result was an partial amputation of the tip of the right middle finger performed at the ER.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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