HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at KOSMOS CEMENT CO.
Start: 07/13/2017

220171980038 · 07/13/2017 · KOSMOS CEMENT CO.

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: 16.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Cemex S A
Operator: KOSMOS CEMENT CO.
Mine: 1504469

Narrative

Employee was installing a guard back on coupling. The employee lost control of the guard and it slid over and pinched left ring finger between the guard and side of motor. This caused a laceration requiring 2 stitches and a fracture of the tip of the finger.

Source

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