← MSHA accidents

MACHINERY

220011450038 · 05/21/2001 · TEXAS INDUSTRIES

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Barge/Boat/Dredge/Towbarge/Towboat/Leach operator, Riverman, Deck hand
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
MOTORS
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
—
Mine experience
6 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Texas Industries Inc
Operator
TEXAS INDUSTRIES
Mine
1601269

Narrative

EE & COWORKERS WERE TRYING TO PUT PIPELINE BACK TOGETHER. EE CRANKED OUTBOARD MOTOR TO MOVE PIPELINE. MOTOR JUMPED INTO GEAR. WHILE EE WAS TRYING TO GAIN CONTROL OF MOTOR, HE GOT HIS HAND CAUG HT BETWEEN PIPELING AND MOTOR, CAUSING A CUT TO HIS LEFT HAND THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown