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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220163280020 · 11/18/2016 · CalPortland Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
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
0.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Taiheiyo Cement Corp
Operator
CalPortland Company
Mine
0203350

Narrative

Employee used poor hand placement while getting off of VSI lid EE was repairing. Employee was also not wearing gloves during the time of injury. Poor hand placement on pivot point while getting off of equipment caused left pinky to get caught between VSI lid and attach point. The result was employee fracturing the tip of the right pinky finger.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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