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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220211800020 · 06/21/2021 · U.S. Silica Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Plumber, Pipefitter, Millwright
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
182
Mine experience
5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
USS Holdings Inc
Operator
U.S. Silica Company, LLC
Mine
2200415

Narrative

LIMITED ACCESS. I/W WAS LIFTING APPR. 70 LB. OF SLACK CHAIN WITH BOTH HANDS, SUPPORTED BY (2) COME-A-LONGS, WHEN CHAIN SLIPPED OVER SPROCKET TEETH CRUSHING ENDS OF 3rd AND 4TH FINGERS ON L. HAND AND END OF 3RD FINGER ON R. HAND. I/W REMOVED FINGERS FROM PINNED POSITION.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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