HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Black Hills Bentonite LLC
Start: 10/22/2003

220033070069 · 10/22/2003 · Black Hills Bentonite LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
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: 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: 2
Mine experience: 8.42 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Thomas A Thorson
Operator: Black Hills Bentonite LLC
Mine: 4800877

Narrative

EE WAS HELPING MECHANIC MOVE AN ENGINE BLOCK FROM ONE TRUCK TO ANOTHER WHEN HE PINCHED THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT PINKY FINGER BETWEEN THE TRUCK BED AND ENGINE BLOCK, CAUSING IT TO BE SEVERED ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH THE FINGER NAIL. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM TO HAVE IT SEWN UP.

Source

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