HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Imerys Talc America, Inc.
Start: 07/14/2010

220102000003 · 07/14/2010 · Imerys Talc America, Inc.

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: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 8.19 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Rio Tinto Group
Operator: Imerys Talc America, Inc.
Mine: 4102113

Narrative

Pinkie finger and ring finger on left hand were pinched between the pellet mill die and the compaction rollers inside the die. The system was locked out and the employee was manually rotating the die while another employee adjusted the compaction rollers. Both finger tips were fractured and required sutures.

Source

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