MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at United States Gypsum Company
Start: 01/12/2023

220230960023 · 01/12/2023 · United States Gypsum Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Welding or cutting
Injury source: CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 4 years

Operator

Controller (parent): USG Corporation
Operator: United States Gypsum Company
Mine: 4100847

Narrative

On Thursday January 12th, an employee was cutting a drag cable from the dragline equipment with a hand torch. The cable was coiled up like a spring with a lot of tension. In the act of cutting the cable, the cable untangled and struck the employee in the thumb.

Source

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