HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Magnesita Refractories Company
Start: 05/13/2005

220051400004 · 05/13/2005 · Magnesita Refractories 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: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 24.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Lhoist Group
Operator: Magnesita Refractories Company
Mine: 3600009

Narrative

Miner was loading a truck with material. Miner was closing the small door on the tailgate of a tractor/trailer. Miner smashed his finger between the handle of the small door and the tailgate of the trailer. Miner fractured and smashed his ring finger on his right hand. His finger required 6 sutures.

Source

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