HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Specialty Minerals Inc
Start: 07/14/2023

220232090009 · 07/14/2023 · Specialty Minerals Inc

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: Plumber, Pipefitter, Millwright
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 2 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Minerals Technologies Inc
Operator: Specialty Minerals Inc
Mine: 1900035

Narrative

During the installation of a rotary valve to a hopper the injured EE lacerated left pointer finger from a pinch injury between the two flanges of the equipment being installed. The EE was reaching between the flanges to apply a gasket material when load swing occurred shearing the EE's finger between the two components.

Source

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