HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at U S Borax Inc
Start: 07/08/2013

220131910009 · 07/08/2013 · U S Borax Inc

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: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: TOWERS,POLES,ETC
Nature of injury: AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 255
Mine experience: 0.54 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Rio Tinto Group
Operator: U S Borax Inc
Mine: 0400743

Narrative

An employee was injured while attempting to catch a light pole that was being re-established. The employee's right hand (thumb tip) was pinched between the light pole and the handrail causing the pad of the right thumb to be disconnected from the right thumb.

Source

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