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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220183400003 · 09/06/2018 · Wake Stone Corp

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Welder (shop)
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
BARRELS,KEGS,DRUMS
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
14
Mine experience
3.54 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
John R. Bratton
Operator
Wake Stone Corp
Mine
3101497

Narrative

While the employee was moving a 55 gallon drum of oil, the contents shifted and caused the drum to stand up unexpectedly and slammed against an adjacent barrel. The employees left pinky finger was pinched between the lids of the two barrels. The finger flesh was removed from the nail to the tip.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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