23 de abril de 2001
CA · Metal/No metálico
Bandero, Operario de transportador, Trabajador de banda transportadora, Operario de puente móvil, Operador de alimentador, Vigilante de transportador
TRANSPORTE MOTORIZADO
Blue Mountain Minerals · Atrapado en, bajo o entre, no clasificado en otra parte
ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR CHUTE WITHOUT SHUTTING DOWN OR LOCKING OUT THE CONVEYOR BELT. GUARD WAS NOT A BOLT DOWN TYPE, BUT RESTED IN GROOVES. A BELT WIPER WAS ATTACHED TO THE GUARD. THE WIPER ON TH E UNDERSIDE OF THE TOP BELT WAS PULLED INTO THE HEAD PULLEY & SLAMMED THE GUARD INTO THE WORKER,PINNING HIM BETWEEN THE GUARD & THE HAND RAIL. INTERNAL INJURIES; ESTIMATED 5-6 WEEKS LOST TIME