MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Imerys Talc America, Inc.
Start: 01/02/2014

220140100015 · 01/02/2014 · Imerys Talc America, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Imerys S A
Operator: Imerys Talc America, Inc.
Mine: 4102113

Narrative

Left long finger was pinched between the Pellet Mill die and the compaction rollers which are located inside the die. The system was locked out and the employee was manually rotating the die while another employee adjusted the compaction rollers. Sutures were required.

Source

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