HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Imerys Carbonates USA, Inc.
Start: 05/17/2020

220201470012 · 05/17/2020 · Imerys Carbonates USA, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 6.12 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Imerys S A
Operator: Imerys Carbonates USA, Inc.
Mine: 0100011

Narrative

The employee was working on a hub assembly of a cage mill. While trying to turn the hub and shaft employee's hand slipped. The rough worn surface had a sharp edge that cut through employee's glove causing a laceration on the palm near right thumb. It required 4 stitches with no restrictions. The employee removed own stitches on 5-25-2020.

Source

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