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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220042780011 · 09/28/2004 · 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 NEC
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
MOTORS
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
6.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
China Minmetals; BPU Associates
Operator
Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC
Mine
4100906

Narrative

A Maintenance Mechanic sustained a laceration that required nine sutures to repair. As the employee was removing an electric motor from a gear reducer, his left hand middle finger got caught between the motor mount and the motor/reducer coupling flange. The equipment had been LOTO and the coupling was disconnected.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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