HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at U S Borax Inc
Start: 01/30/2008

220080790007 · 01/30/2008 · U S Borax Inc

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: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Electrical maintenance
Injury source: MOTORS
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 29.08 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Rio Tinto Group
Operator: U S Borax Inc
Mine: 0400743

Narrative

Following fitting a motor the individual was lowering the motor onto a pallet, when the eyebolt securing the motor to the lift, pinched the employees finger. The employees finger was in the position to be pinched, because he was moving the motor wiring out of the way to prevent it from being damaged.

Source

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