HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Imerys Talc Incorporated
Start: 10/31/2008

220083090009 · 10/31/2008 · Imerys Talc Incorporated

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: Assayer, Geologist, Metallurgist, Engineer, Engineer management
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 15.35 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Rio Tinto Group
Operator: Imerys Talc Incorporated
Mine: 2400163

Narrative

The employee was closing the tailgate of his pickup truck and caught the little finger of his left hand between the tailgate and truck bed. The employee was transported to the Ennis Clinic for treatment. The employee was diagnosed with a lateral fracture and receive 4 stitches to close the wound. Antibiotics were prescribed and taken for infection control.

Source

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