HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Black Hills Bentonite
Start: 06/03/2014

220141560007 · 06/03/2014 · Black Hills Bentonite

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
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: Machine maintenance
Injury source: DRUM,PULY,SHEAVE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 33
Mine experience: 0.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Thomas A Thorson
Operator: Black Hills Bentonite
Mine: 4800617

Narrative

Employee was checking and changing pins in a pin mill that was locked out. He rotated the drum by hand and caught his right between a pin and the pin mill top side-wall edge. X-rays at the hospital revealed his hand was broken in a couple of places. He is scheduled to see a surgeon soon for plan of action.

Source

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