MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Oglebay Norton Specialty Mineral
Start: 01/18/2001

220010290002 · 01/18/2001 · Oglebay Norton Specialty Mineral

Details

Degree of injury: PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
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: AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 6
Mine experience: 5.26 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Oglebay Norton Company
Operator: Oglebay Norton Specialty Mineral
Mine: 3100274

Narrative

EE WAS CLEANING OUT A SMALL BIN UNDER A DUST COLLECTOR WHERE MICA MATERIAL HAD PACKED OFF ABOVE THE ROTARY VALVE. HE PLACED HIS ARM AND HAND THROUGH A SMALL OPENING IN THE BIN TO STIR AND DISL ODGE THE MATERIAL AND HIS RIGHT HAND FINGER CONTACTED ROTARY VALVE CAUSING A PARTIAL AMPUTATION ABOVE 1ST KNUCKLE TO INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS. EE FAILED TO SHUT OFF AND LOCKOUT THE ROTARY VALVE

Source

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