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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220173170059 · 11/06/2017 · Lafarge Building Materials Incorporated

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Prep plant foreman, Supervisor, Mill plant supervisor, Kiln supervisor
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.12 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Holcim Ltd
Operator
Lafarge Building Materials Incorporated
Mine
3000006

Narrative

A new production control supervisor (PCS) was assigned the task of changing valve positions in the buffer silos. The PCS used the incorrect tool for the task (too large). When tapping the actuator ee struck/pinched the tip of right ring finger between the tool and a pipe flange. The injury is a laceration and fracture of the finger tip.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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