MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Imerys Perlite USA, Inc
Start: 06/08/2023

220231660007 · 06/08/2023 · Imerys Perlite USA, Inc

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Welding or cutting
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 3.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Imerys S A
Operator: Imerys Perlite USA, Inc
Mine: 0201136

Narrative

Worker was attempting to weld a short length of pipe to the bottom of a bin. EE tack welded the pipe in place in preparation for the weld. The tack weld failed and the pipe fell and the employees thumb was impacted between the pipe and adjacent angle iron. The impact resulted in a fracture to the left thumb.

Source

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