HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at GCC Rio Grande, Inc.
Start: 02/23/2006

220060650023 · 02/23/2006 · GCC Rio Grande, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
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: CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury: AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 60
Mine experience: 20 years

Operator

Controller (parent): GCC SAB de CV
Operator: GCC Rio Grande, Inc.
Mine: 2900013

Narrative

Employee had his right hand fingers between a wire rope sling in a basket hitch configuration. When the sling was tightened to lift a piece of equipment, it pinched and twisted his fingers, severing the two middle digits at the first joint.

Source

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