HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Carmeuse Lime & Stone
Start: 09/02/2012

220122550021 · 09/02/2012 · Carmeuse Lime & Stone

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: DRUM,PULY,SHEAVE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: ARM,NEC
Days lost: 42
Mine experience: 20.75 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Carmeuse Holding SA
Operator: Carmeuse Lime & Stone
Mine: 4002113

Narrative

EE was making repairs to the bend pulley. After unlocking the belt, and then verifying that the belt conveyor was running correctly, he gave instruction for to turn the belt off so he could put the guard back on. EE was picking up a hammer, which got caught by the belt and EE's right arm was caught between the shaft of the bend pulley and the conveyor truss.

Source

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