HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at U.S. Silica
Start: 09/10/2018

220182570028 · 09/10/2018 · U.S. Silica

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
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: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.71 years

Operator

Controller (parent): USS Holdings Inc
Operator: U.S. Silica
Mine: 4105331

Narrative

Employee, along with 3 others were repairing splice on Thayer belt feeder. While removing tail pulley shaft, tail pulley shifted trapping left ring finger between tail pulley drum and bearing assembly. Employee's left ring finger fractured. Restricted duty - no lost time.

Source

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