MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Essroc Cement Corporation
Start: 05/04/2015

220151280027 · 05/04/2015 · Essroc Cement Corporation

Details

Degree of injury: PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Hand tools (powered)
Injury source: HAND TOOLS,POWERED,NEC
Nature of injury: AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 8
Mine experience: 1.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Italcementi Spa
Operator: Essroc Cement Corporation
Mine: 3600136

Narrative

The employee was sucking out the dust collector at Tower 2. The employee had placed the hose inside the hopper. The hose became clogged with a large chunk of clinker. The employee brought the hose part way out of the hopper to remove the chunk. The employee tried to remove the chunk from the end of the hose, and lost control of the chunk. His hand went into the rotary valve.

Source

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