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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220151630017 · 05/28/2015 · Essroc Cement Corporation

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck against stationary object
Occupation
Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity
Machine maintenance
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
0.71 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Italcementi Spa
Operator
Essroc Cement Corporation
Mine
3600216

Narrative

Employee was removing a fitting from the vacuum truck hose. The fitting was stuck and as the employee tried to spin it to free it up his thumb slid across a lip inside the fitting, cutting through his glove into his thumb. The employee was taken to urgent care for medical evaluation and received 5 stitches

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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