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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220003200019 · 11/01/2000 · Texas Industries

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Assayer, Geologist, Metallurgist, Engineer, Engineer management
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
PUMPS,FANS,COMP,ENG,NEC
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
Mine experience
0.53 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Texas Industries Inc
Operator
Texas Industries
Mine
4104019

Narrative

EMPLOYEES WERE PULLING ON THE WIRE RETAINING CABLE WHICH HOLDS DREDGE SUBMERSIBLE SVC PUMP, IN ORDER TO REMOVE PUMP, INJURED WAS ASSISTING BY PULLING PUMP. SUDDENLY PUMP CAME IN A RUSH AND HIT END OF MANIFOLD PIPE HOSE NIPPLE, CATCHING HIS INDEX FINGERTIP BETWEEN PUMP AND HOSE NIPPLE.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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