HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Huber Carbonates, LLC
Start: 02/06/2019

220190420019 · 02/06/2019 · Huber Carbonates, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
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: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 5.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent): J M Huber Corp
Operator: Huber Carbonates, LLC
Mine: 1102627

Narrative

Removing belt from a motor and did not relieve tension on belt first. When right hand pulled the belt, left hand holding a screwdriver slipped and two fingers were pulled between sheave and belt. Two fingers were lacerated and very tips were fractured. Employee was retrained to loosen tension first to remove belt.

Source

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