MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Whibco of New Jersey, Inc.
Start: 12/14/2017

220173600004 · 12/14/2017 · Whibco of New Jersey, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Hand tools (powered)
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1.04 years

Operator

Controller (parent): WHIBCO, Inc.
Operator: Whibco of New Jersey, Inc.
Mine: 2800546

Narrative

Maintenance man was removing the output shaft on the front of the Caterpillar engine that drives the hydraulic motor for the dredge. In the process of removing the shaft, the vibration dampener that the shaft was bolted to fell off and hit the maintenance man's right middle finger causing break to the right middle finger.

Source

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