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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220123140022 · 11/08/2012 · CEMEX Construction Materials Pacific, LLC

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
Quality control technician, Laboratory technician, Laboratory assistant
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
CONVEYORS,NEC
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
3
Mine experience
10.19 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Cemex S A
Operator
CEMEX Construction Materials Pacific, LLC
Mine
3503508

Narrative

Employee was replacing a return roller with another employee. The injured employee placed his end of the return roller in the bracket the other employee did also but his end did not fall into place instead the return roller fell to the ground pinching the injured employees finger in between the return roller bracket and the return roller. The tip of the finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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