HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at GS II/Bird/CertainTeed
Start: 09/08/2022

220222520015 · 09/08/2022 · GS II/Bird/CertainTeed

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: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: STORAGE TANKS AND BINS
Nature of injury: AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 18
Mine experience: 1.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Saint-Gobain
Operator: GS II/Bird/CertainTeed
Mine: 2301372

Narrative

While dumping a 2 cubic yard hopper used to collect dust. The employee inadvertently put a hand between the base of the hopper and fork of the fork lift while releasing the lock. When disengaged, the weight transfer of the hopper caused the employee's hand to get pinched. The injury caused ring finger to break and partially severed the tip of middle finger.

Source

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