October 10, 1988
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
MACHINERY
C & C Vanport Limestone Plant #2 Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INDIVIDUAL WAS CHANGING A ROCK GUARD ON A 245 CAT BACKHOE HE WAS USING A RATCHET TO LOOSEN NUTS HOLDING THE ROCK GUARD BACKHOE NEEDED T O BE TURNED TO ALLOW CLEARENCE FOR A BLAST WHICH WAS R E ADY TO BE SET OFF IN THE PIT AREA WHEN BACKHOE WAS LET DOWN TO TURN HIS RT.HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RATCHET & THE LEFT SET OF TRACKS ON THE BACKHOE HE R ECEIVED LACERATIONS ON THE RIGHT H