HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lafarge North America
Start: 11/14/2011

220113220001 · 11/14/2011 · Lafarge North America

Details

Degree of injury: PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: FORKLIFTS,STACKERS,TRCTR
Nature of injury: AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 10.42 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Lafarge S A
Operator: Lafarge North America
Mine: 2302171

Narrative

EE was repositioning right fork on Terex forklift. Standing between two forks, left hand holding up weight of fork, right hand on back for pushing. Left hand slipped moving fork into position and fork dropped. Right ring finger pinched between back of fork and frame. EE transported to Hospital. Plastic surgery to remove 1/2"" of finger.

Source

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