HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Intrepid Potash-New Mexico, LLC
Start: 07/29/2009

220092120013 · 07/29/2009 · Intrepid Potash-New Mexico, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY 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: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: BARRELS,KEGS,DRUMS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 2 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Hugh E Harvey
Operator: Intrepid Potash-New Mexico, LLC
Mine: 2900170

Narrative

Employee was in process of positioning a full 55 gallon drum of oil on a wooden pallet when his right ring finger was caught between another drum. The tip of the finger fractured and cutting it above the first joint. The employee received seven sutures to his right ring finger.

Source

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