HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at National Steel Pellet Company
Start: 08/02/2001

220012260022 · 08/02/2001 · National Steel Pellet Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 37
Mine experience: 22 years

Operator

Controller (parent): National Steel Corp
Operator: National Steel Pellet Company
Mine: 2100249

Narrative

INJURED WAS ASSISTING THE CREW WITH THE PAR FOR THE #10 PRIMARY MILL. HE PUT HIS HAND ONT HE DECK LOCKING PIN TO REMOVE THE PIN, WHICH WAS STILL TIGHT & TILTED TO THE WEST. HE HAD THE PAR OPER ATOR MOVE THE PAR FORWARD TO RELEASE TENSION. THE PAR MOVED TOO FAR FORWARD & TILTED THE PIN TO THE EAST & PINCHED EE'S MIDDLE FINGER RT, HAND BETWEEN PIN & BLOCK.

Source

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