← MSHA accidents

MACHINERY

220142460041 · 08/28/2014 · Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Hand tools (powered)
Injury source
HAND TOOLS,POWERED,NEC
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
1.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Sherwin Alumina LLC
Operator
Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC
Mine
4100906

Narrative

Employee was closing the gate valves on 2-2 ESP dust screw using a pneumatic air gun, when the air gun caught his left glove causing his wrist to over torque. The glove tore away.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown