HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at United States Gypsum Company
Start: 06/27/2000

220001820080 · 06/27/2000 · United States Gypsum Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: JOINT,TENDON,MUSCL INFLAM
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 6.61 years

Operator

Controller (parent): USG Corporation
Operator: United States Gypsum Company
Mine: 3400266

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONED UNDER THE JAW CRUSHER SHIM GUARD TO CATCH BOLTS THAT WOULD FALL ONCE PLATE WAS RAISED OUT; HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE WELDED NUT OF THE BOLT WHEN THE BOLT MOVED UP, PINCHIN G HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BOLT HEAD & THE BOTTOM OF THE JAW CRUSHER.

Source

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