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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220190300039 · 01/16/2019 · Stillwater Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Miner, NEC
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
DRUM,PULY,SHEAVE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
47
Mine experience
17.52 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Sibanye Stillwater Limited
Operator
Stillwater Mining Company
Mine
2401490

Narrative

Employee along with their partner was putting a belt back on an electrical motor that run a shaker table. As employee was rolling it on the oblong pulley it cammed over and pinched the left ring finger between belt and pulley at last joint to tip causing a partial de-gloving. Seen by site medic, referred to ER, X-rays showed a small chip to bone. restrictions were issued.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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