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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220172910017 · 10/17/2017 · New NGC Incorporated

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
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Machine maintenance
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
0.12 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Spangler Companies Inc
Operator
New NGC Incorporated
Mine
4102822

Narrative

Employee was helping change a flight after watching and being instructed how to do so. While laying one end down, employee's finger was pinched between the steel flight and steel chain the flight fits into to pull material through crusher. Finger was cut through glove. Received 8 stitches and returned to work.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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