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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220261890036 · 07/02/2026 · Gerken Materials Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Miner, Prospector, NEC
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
2.98 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Brent Gerken; Michael J Gerken
Operator
Gerken Materials Inc.
Mine
2003447

Narrative

Employee was changing a roller on the feeder conveyor, and the end of the roller fell down and landed on right-hand index finger splitting it open on both sides of finger.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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