HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Morton Salt Inc
Start: 10/04/2011

220112840107 · 10/04/2011 · Morton Salt 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: 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: 2.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent): K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Operator: Morton Salt Inc
Mine: 1600970

Narrative

A 3-1/2"" x 4' steel shaft was being passed to employee by another employee. The shaft was not properly balanced, one end dropped approximately 6"" jamming employee's right index finger between the shaft and the drive motor base of the elevator.

Source

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