HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Imerys Talc Incorporated
Start: 06/06/2000

220001640036 · 06/06/2000 · Imerys Talc Incorporated

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: KNIFE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 14.11 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Rio Tinto Group
Operator: Imerys Talc Incorporated
Mine: 2402050

Narrative

WHILE REMOVING PACKING SLIP FROM A PALLET OF TALC WRAPPED IN PLASTIC USING A UTILITY KNIFE, EMPLOYEE PULLED UPWARDS ON THE PACKING SLIP WITHRIGHT HAND, CONTACTING THE OPEN BLADE WITH THE PALM OF THE RIGHT HAND. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A SUTURABLE LACERATION TO PALM OF RIGHT HAND.

Source

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