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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220090560001 · 02/20/2009 · Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC

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
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
20.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Glencore International A G
Operator
Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC
Mine
4100906

Narrative

Employee was cleaning old gasket material from a set of flanges being held apart with a wedge. The wedge slipped out, allowing the flanges to move and caught the employees right ring finger between the flanges. Employee was given prescription pain medication, making it a recordable.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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