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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220162950023 · 09/21/2016 · Essroc Cement Corp

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Plumber, Pipefitter, Millwright
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BELTS (NOT CONVEYOR)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
38.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Italcementi Spa
Operator
Essroc Cement Corp
Mine
1200066

Narrative

Employee locked out disconnect, removed guard and was removing belts from a dust collector fan by rolling them off the sheave. As was rolling a belt from the sheave EE caught glove. When EE jerked their hand back by reflex, found the belt had sheared the tip of left index finger off. EE was taken to physician, had the tip sewn up, and placed on restricted duty.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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