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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220172210005 · 08/01/2017 · Quikrete Construction Materials, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD 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
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
7
Mine experience
0.04 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Cementos Argos S A
Operator
Quikrete Construction Materials, LLC
Mine
0801277

Narrative

Employees were installing last panel on the 7th ring of silo when one employee did not communicate properly with the other in moving panel. Employee could not get EE's hand out of the way in time before panel smashed it. This resulted in a pinch point of EE's left index finger. Open laceration to the tip of the finger and nail bed being torn off.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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