HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at River Cement Company dba Buzzi Unicem USA
Start: 01/26/2021

220210350003 · 01/26/2021 · River Cement Company dba Buzzi Unicem USA

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
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: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 8 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Buzzi S p A
Operator: River Cement Company dba Buzzi Unicem USA
Mine: 2300188

Narrative

Employee started to move the blades of a Rotary Feeder in order to rotate its drive shaft 180 degrees. As EE pushed down with both hands on one blade, EE's left thumb got pinched between the end of the blade and the inside of the feeder housing. Diagnosis: Lacerations and fracture of left thumb. Stitches were required to close the lacerations.

Source

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