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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220251960022 · 07/09/2025 · Oldcastle SW Group, Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
ARM, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost
47
Mine experience
4 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
CRH PLC
Operator
Oldcastle SW Group, Inc
Mine
0505163

Narrative

Conveyor belt had come to a stop, due to being overloaded with material. LOTO was performed, guarding was removed on the wing pulley. Employee used a shovel to remove material, and then they tried to scrape the rest of the material off pulley with right hand. It was at that time the weight conveyor to move backwards, causing the arm to be caught in between the belt arm, and pulley.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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