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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220221570003 · 06/02/2022 · United States Gypsum Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
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
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
JACKS-MECH,HYDRL,AIR,ETC
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
5.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
USG Corporation
Operator
United States Gypsum Company
Mine
3400266

Narrative

Employee was repositioning a jack-stand, and while maneuvering the stand, it shifted and the employee placed EE's right hand on the top of the stand to prevent it from tilting forward, resulting in pinching EE's right thumb in between the stand and the frame of mobile equipment EE was working on. The tip of the right thumb was fractured.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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