MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at U.S. Silica Company, LLC
Start: 03/01/2023

220230650016 · 03/01/2023 · U.S. Silica Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation: Prep plant foreman, Supervisor, Mill plant supervisor, Kiln supervisor
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
Nature of injury: AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 10.21 years

Operator

Controller (parent): USS Holdings Inc
Operator: U.S. Silica Company, LLC
Mine: 2601950

Narrative

Employee failed to lock out, tag out, test out a belt-driven piece of equipment and used right hand to get the energized belt to move. Belt engaged and right hand fingertip was cut off by pulley/belt assembly. Fingertip was amputated.

Source

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