← MSHA accidents

HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220221950012 · 07/10/2022 · Lhoist North America Of Tennessee, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
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
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
26 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Lhoist Group
Operator
Lhoist North America Of Tennessee, LLC
Mine
4000022

Narrative

Maintenance employee was putting a belt on the pulley moving it forward to align it with both hands. The tip of the leather glove initially got caught between the belt and pulley, the forward motion caused fingertip to be pulled in approximately 1"". The left index fingertip had the fingernail ripped partially required 4 stitches.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown