HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
Start: 08/17/2021

220212350007 · 08/17/2021 · Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC

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: Welder (shop)
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 323
Mine experience: 0.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Vulcan Materials Company
Operator: Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
Mine: 4000102

Narrative

EE was reinstalling the tail pulley guard on 46 belt when the guard shifted and smashed EE's right thumb between guard and a concrete pillar. This resulted in the amputation of the top 1/8 inch bone on that thumb.

Source

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