HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at United States Gypsum Company
Start: 02/29/2016

220160680002 · 02/29/2016 · United States Gypsum Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Outside foreman, Leadman
Activity: Handling supplies or material
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: 13 years

Operator

Controller (parent): USG Corporation
Operator: United States Gypsum Company
Mine: 0400915

Narrative

Employee was dragging a hose from the storage tank to the water truck. The hose slipped from the employee's hand and as ee reached down to grab the hose right thumb came in contact with a sharp metal band clamp. The clamp caused a cut requiring 7 stitches on the right thumb.

Source

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