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STRIKING OR BUMPING

220183270003 · 11/19/2018 · VB Operations, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
STRIKING OR BUMPING
Accident type
Struck against stationary object
Occupation
Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity
Supervise
Injury source
METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Will Glusac; John Cross
Operator
VB Operations, LLC
Mine
4105326

Narrative

After climbing stairs to plate presses, employee was standing on landing, the employee used EE's hands to gesture inadvertently striking the hand rail with EE's little finger of EE's left hand. Employee reported injury but refused medical attention. The next day the finger had swollen and changed color, employee was taken to family clinic. A fracture was found via x-ray.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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