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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220092920020 · 08/31/2009 · Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
DRUM,PULY,SHEAVE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
6 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Sherwin Alumina LLC
Operator
Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC
Mine
4100906

Narrative

Employee was rolling drive belt onto pump sheave and thumb was caught and pinched between the belt and sheave. Employee was not wearing gloves. Diagnosed as a contusion. On 10/15/09, thumb was still painful, x-ray was done on this date and revealed a hairline fracture. Restricted duty

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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