HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Granite Construction Company
Start: 10/10/2003

220032930123 · 10/10/2003 · Granite Construction Company

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: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 3 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Granite Construction Inc
Operator: Granite Construction Company
Mine: 0405516

Narrative

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING A PADDLE WHEEL FROM THE END OF A CONVEYOR BELT STACKER. THEY WERE USING A MANLIFT TO GAIN ACCESS TO PADDLE WHEEL. AFTER UNBELTING THE PADDLE WHEEL INJURED EMPLOYEE GRABBED SHAFT WITH HIS LEFT HAND & PULLED IT OUT OF BARRING MOVEMENT. SHAFT DROPPED 3"" & SMASHED THUMBNAIL ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN SHAFT & ANGLE IRON FRAME. THUMBNAIL WAS REMOVED AT HOSPITAL.

Source

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