MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Bentonite Performance Minerals, LLC
Start: 09/08/2006

220062550022 · 09/08/2006 · Bentonite Performance Minerals, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Mill equipment
Injury source: MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.08 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Halliburton Company
Operator: Bentonite Performance Minerals, LLC
Mine: 4800070

Narrative

Employee attempting to convert main plant packer saddles 100 lb. to 50 lb. bags. Placed both hands underneath the saddle, rather than on top. When he bent over, helmet activated switch causing the saddle to drop, his thumbs were caught between saddle and saddle mount. Received approx. 8 sutures to right thumb. Employee received Vicodin and Keflex and was released for full duty.

Source

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