HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Carolina Stalite Company
Start: 10/06/2015

220152880005 · 10/06/2015 · Carolina Stalite Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 8.65 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Frances H Johnson
Operator: Carolina Stalite Company
Mine: 3100136

Narrative

The injured an another employee was replacing the bearing on the drag chain sprocket. The sprocket was suspended, as they was positioning the sprocket into place. The sprocket moved forward wedging the injured employee's thumb between the sprocket and drag chain compartment.

Source

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