HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Ash Grove Cement Company
Start: 04/26/2000

220001330046 · 04/26/2000 · Ash Grove Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 18
Mine experience: 27.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Ash Grove Cement Company
Operator: Ash Grove Cement Company
Mine: 4100026

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS IN QUARRY WORKING ON 1C CONVEYER. HE REMOVED THE MOTOR COUPLING GUARD AND TIED A ROPE AROUND IT AND SAT IT ON TOP OF THE HAND RAIL.WHEN HE WAS RELEASING HIS HAND FROM THE GUARD TO GRAB THE ROPE, THE GUARD SLIPPED AND FELL CATCHING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE GUARD AND HAND RAIL. MIDDLE, RING, AND LITTLE FINGER WERE CUT REQUIRING 11 STITCHES, REQUIRING STITCHES.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown