HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P.
Start: 04/10/2001

220011160034 · 04/10/2001 · Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 0.8 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Legacy Vulcan Corp (Form:Vulcan Materials Co)
Operator: Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P.
Mine: 1101546

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS MANUALLY PULLING CONVEYER BELT OVER THE DRIVE PULLEY OF A CONVEYER USING THE V-BELTS ON THE DRIVE ASSEMBLY TO TURN THE HEAD PULLEY WHEN HIS LEFT THUMB BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO OF THE V-BELTS. THE UNIT WAS LOCKED OUT AND EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES. EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BRUISED THUMB,AND THUMB WAS PUT IN A SPLINT.

Source

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