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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220123110014 · 11/03/2012 · Specialty Minerals Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Ledgeman/hand, Quarry man
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
9 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Minerals Technologies Inc
Operator
Specialty Minerals Inc
Mine
0600019

Narrative

The employee pushed a crown from the pusher cradle to the roller conveyor. As the crown slid onto the roller conveyor, the employees' hand was at the lower portion of the crown headed toward the roller conveyor. One of his fingers were pinched between the crown and one of the rollers. The employee fractured the tip of his right ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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