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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220190790009 · 02/21/2019 · Imerys Talc America, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Ball/Rod/Pebble/Hand/Limestone/Dry mill operator, Roller operator
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
4 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Imerys S A
Operator
Imerys Talc America, Inc.
Mine
4102113

Narrative

Two employees were holding a magnet and began lowering it to the ground. Employee #1 released sooner than employee #2. The left index finger of employee #2 was pinched between the magnet and the concrete floor. On 2/22 Employee #2 requested to be seen by a physician who diagnosed a fingertip fracture, along the side of the nail wall and a hematoma beneath the fingernail.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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