HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Granite Construction Company
Start: 09/09/2019

220192620018 · 09/09/2019 · Granite Construction Company

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: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: BELTS (NOT CONVEYOR)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Granite Construction Inc
Operator: Granite Construction Company
Mine: 5001282

Narrative

Employee was attempting to remove a v-belt from a sheave on the main drive of a wet screen. Another emloyee was assisting to remove tension on the belt by raising the drive end of the belt pulley while the injured employee attempted to lift the belt off the sheave. While grasping the belt near the motor end the belt moved back over the sheave & pinched injured employee's finger.

Source

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