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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220120090014 · 01/05/2012 · Thiele Kaolin 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
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
36.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Paul R Kirschling
Operator
Thiele Kaolin Company
Mine
0900901

Narrative

Co-worker was holding tension on the reject colander shaft with a pipe wrench so injured employee could add two links to chain on reducer. while injured emp was attempting to install master link lock, the pipe wrench slipped causing it to catch his left hand middle finger in a pinch point between chain and sprocket result in laceration requiring stitches.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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