HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Saint-Gobain Proppants
Start: 12/27/2002

220030020032 · 12/27/2002 · Saint-Gobain Proppants

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY 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: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 12.61 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Saint-Gobain
Operator: Saint-Gobain Proppants
Mine: 0301607

Narrative

EE AND CO-WORKER WERE REMOVING SLIDE GATE ON NOVAC CRUDE TANK AT P-1 HOPPERS MILL. THE GATE WAS NOT ADEQUATELY SECURED AND FELL WHEN THE LAST BOLT WAS REMOVED, PINNING EE'S RT. HAND BETWEEN THE GATE AND HOPPER, CAUSING A SEVERE LACERATION IN THUMB, WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.

Source

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