Miner used a shovel to clean mud build up on bottom of return belt (while running) shovel contacted belt pushed back twisting the fingers on left hand causing 3 fractured fingers and two lacerations
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June 28, 2022
MA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
P.A. Landers, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
August 8, 2006
MA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
P.A. Landers, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Blocks that support the plant were rotten. Plant was bouncing. Even tho' the shaker was off, the bouncing caused a rock to fall into running crusher. The jaw projected the rock out of the hopper and the rock hit ee 20' from the plant on the ground.
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