A miner sustained an injury to the back of their right hand when their glove became caught in a conveyor and pulled their hand in. Damage and removal of tissue on the back of the miner's right hand was caused by this incident.
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September 22, 2018
SC · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Specialty Vermiculite LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
November 6, 2017
SC · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
POWERED HAULAGE
Specialty Vermiculite LLC · Struck against a moving object
Operator was dumping load on soft, uneven ground. Load shifted while bed was raised. Truck slowly turned over onto side. Operator exited cab under own power.
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