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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220233170001 · 11/04/2023 · Amrize Cement Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Welder (shop)
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BELTS (NOT CONVEYOR)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
1.81 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Holcim Ltd
Operator
Amrize Cement Inc.
Mine
4103307

Narrative

The worker was removing V-belts from pulley in order to remove a cover to repair a seal on the quarry water pump. When moving a v-belt to a lower groove, it trapped the tip of the glove on the finger area, and when it moved again, pinched the workers finger inside the glove, between the v-belt and the pulley.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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