HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Start: 06/10/2009

220091730013 · 06/10/2009 · Nestle Purina PetCare Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: BOXES,CRATES,CARTONS
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.35 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Nestle S A
Operator: Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Mine: 4406882

Narrative

EE clearing 40 lb. boxes from pallet line. EE reached for a box between two pallets, boxes on the front pallet fell onto his right thumb causing a contusion and hyper-extending the tendons in the first knuckle of the thumb. Originally treated as first aid, follow-up evaluation with physician revealed the strained tendons and a cast was applied to immobilize the thumb.

Source

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