HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC
Start: 02/04/2003

220030440013 · 02/04/2003 · Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
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: 24.07 years

Operator

Controller (parent): BPU Reynolds Inc
Operator: Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC
Mine: 4100906

Narrative

TWO EES WERE REMOVING AM 8"", 300# VALVE FROM A FLASH TANK. THE VALVE WEIGHS 1000 LBS. A 1 TON CHAIN FALL WAS USED TO LIFT THE VALVE. AS THE VALVE WAS BEING LIFTED, THE INJURED EE WAS STABILIZI NG THE VALVE. THE UNEVEN DISTRIBUTION OF WEIGHT CAUSE THE VALVE TO SWING TO ONE SIDE, CRUISHING THE INJURED EE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER. NO LTI.

Source

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