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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220193600005 · 12/09/2019 · Lehigh Southwest Cement Co.

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Miner, Prospector, NEC
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
3
Mine experience
0.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator
Lehigh Southwest Cement Co.
Mine
0400158

Narrative

Guiding the rope during stripping covers off for the vulcanized splice, resulting in amputation of the pinky finger tip.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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