HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Palm Beach Aggregate Inc
Start: 04/02/2007

220071070002 · 04/02/2007 · Palm Beach Aggregate Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Barge/Boat/Dredge/Towbarge/Towboat/Leach operator, Riverman, Deck hand
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.71 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Michael Klein
Operator: Palm Beach Aggregate Inc
Mine: 0801160

Narrative

Injured employee was working with 4 others to replace teeth on cutter head. Employee placed his hand on the tug push knee to look over side to check teeth for damage. Tug shifted and employee's left hand was caught between cutter head teeth and push knee. Employee attempted to pull hand back and left ring finger nail was pulled away and tip of finger broken inside glove.

Source

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