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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220261100031 · 04/10/2026 · Simplot Phosphates LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Ball/Rod/Pebble/Hand/Limestone/Dry mill operator, Roller operator
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
MISCELLANEOUS,NEC
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
—
Mine experience
44.79 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Scott Simplot
Operator
Simplot Phosphates LLC
Mine
4200998

Narrative

While cleaning the floor in the SAG mil, employee attempted to throw a 5-inch grinding ball into an elevated ball bin. The ball came back down & struck employee's left middle finger as the were holding onto the lower part of the structure. Impact caught the finger between the grinding ball & the structure resulting in a laceration requiring stitches and a fracture of the finger.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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