Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELTING WITH A RAZOR KNIFE. THE KNIFE WENT THROUGH THE BELT AND INTO HIS RIGHT LEG REQUIRING STITCHES.
Macklin Plant #5Metal/Nonmetal
Macklin Incorporated · Surface
Controlled by Robert C Macklin Trust; Maryann Macklin
Rochelle, Lee County, IL · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1103061
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2001
- Latest incident
- May 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2001 · 2 incidents
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS CLEANING OUT THE ROLLERS ON THE CRUSHER CONVEYOR FOR SHUT DOWN WHEN A PIECE OF MUD FELL DOWN & HIS HAMMER WAS GRABBED & SUCKED IN. HE COULDN'T GET HIS HAND OFF QUICK ENOUGH AS A RESU LT HE LOST THE END OF LEFT INDEX FINGER JUST BELOW THE 1ST KNUCKLE