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MACHINERY

220120480011 · 02/08/2012 · Saint-Gobain Proppants

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Safety representative
Activity
Grinding
Injury source
ABRAS STONE,WHEEL GRINDER
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
ARM,NEC
Days lost
0
Mine experience
2 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Saint-Gobain
Operator
Saint-Gobain Proppants
Mine
0301607

Narrative

Employee was using a 4 inch grinder to cut a piece of flat metal for construction of an equipment guard; grinding wheel caught the sleeve of employee's shirt and pulled the grinding wheel into employee's left arm, resulting in an open wound requiring 7 sutures to close

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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