HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at FMC Corp
Start: 12/15/2002

220023570033 · 12/15/2002 · FMC Corp

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: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Move non-self-propelled equip
Injury source: PUMPS,FANS,COMP,ENG,NEC
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 14.53 years

Operator

Controller (parent): FMC Corp
Operator: FMC Corp
Mine: 4800152

Narrative

EE WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVING A PUMP. ANOTHER EE WAS OPERATING FORKLIFT, RAISING PUMP FROM BASE. AS THE PUMP WAS BEING RAISED IT HUNG UP ON BASE BOLTS, EE GRABBED THE PUMP SHAFT TO MOVE IT AND FREE IT FROM THE BOLTS. WHEN THE PUMP CAME FREE THE PUMP ROTATED AND CAUGHT EE'S RT. MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE PUMP SHAFT AND FORK ON THE FORKLIFT, CAUSING LACERATION.

Source

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