HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Buzzi Unicem USA
Start: 08/27/2019

220192420039 · 08/27/2019 · Buzzi Unicem USA

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Belt foreman, Maintenance foreman, Maintenance supervisor
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: WRENCH
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 6.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Buzzi S p A
Operator: Buzzi Unicem USA
Mine: 3600006

Narrative

Employee was working on a locked out fan. The employee wedged a wrench in the fan blades to keep them from moving while EE worked. The fan blades are being pushed by high air pressure in the system. Wrench slipped causing employees hand to be pinned between the wrench and the base of the fan.

Source

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