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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220213360006 · 11/23/2021 · Superior Silica Sands 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
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
DRUM,PULY,SHEAVE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
—
Mine experience
0.85 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
PIMCO; HPS Investment Partners; Oak Hill Advisors
Operator
Superior Silica Sands LLC
Mine
4101126

Narrative

EE was pulling on a V-belt while installing it onto a pump motor sheave. When the V-belt slipped on to the sheave, EE's right hand middle finger got pinched between the belt and the sheave. When EE pulled the hand back, the tip of the middle finger from the nail bed forward was cut off.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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