HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at United States Gypsum Company
Start: 03/27/2011

220110910005 · 03/27/2011 · United States Gypsum Company

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: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent): USG Corporation
Operator: United States Gypsum Company
Mine: 3400266

Narrative

Employee was removing the wheel hub on the #29 service truck. He gripped the front and rear of the hub. As the front hub cleared the axle housing in which it was supported, the weight suddenly shifted and the rear hub pinched his right middle finger between the hub and the studs.

Source

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