HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Saint-Gobain Proppants
Start: 03/11/2005

220050760043 · 03/11/2005 · 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: MCH PWR TRNSMSN APPR,NEC
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.08 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE AND A CO-WORKER WERE REPLACING A SECONDARY ROTOR IN A MIXER. EE LOST GRIP ON THE SHAFT WHILE BRINGING IT TO AN UPRIGHT POSITION, ALLOWING THE ROTOR TO FALL. EE PINKIE FINGER ON LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FLANGE ON THE ROTOR AND ROTOR TOOL ON THE PRIMARY ROTOR. EE RECIEVED AN OPEN FRACTURE AT THE FIRST FINGER JOINT

Source

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