HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Saint-Gobain Proppants
Start: 10/30/2013

220133090015 · 10/30/2013 · Saint-Gobain Proppants

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR 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: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Saint-Gobain
Operator: Saint-Gobain Proppants
Mine: 0300261

Narrative

Two employees were fitting a pipe flange on ground level. The flange was tack welded in place. The tack weld failed causing the flange and assembly to fall approximately 8' pinching the mechanics finger between the flange and a hard metal surface below. The injured employee received sutures to close a laceration to his left index finger and a prescription for antibiotics.

Source

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