HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Intrepid Potash-New Mexico, LLC
Start: 01/15/2008

220080220003 · 01/15/2008 · Intrepid Potash-New Mexico, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
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: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 117
Mine experience: 16.92 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Hugh E Harvey
Operator: Intrepid Potash-New Mexico, LLC
Mine: 2900175

Narrative

EE working on drive and went to place 4ftX8ft. guard back up. He placed one end of the guard back on the pole bracket and then went to lift the opposite end. He lifted the guard up, the other end that was set slipped off the bracket and caused him to bring his guard up to the back and then straight down. Pinched his thumb and index finger against the pole bracket, fracture.

Source

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