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220242060020 · 07/12/2024 · River Cement Company dba Buzzi Unicem USA

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
DRUM,PULY,SHEAVE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
11.4 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Buzzi S p A
Operator
River Cement Company dba Buzzi Unicem USA
Mine
2300188

Narrative

Employee and partner used Mill Building Hoist to remove Torque Tube off the 5th Floor of the Mill Building and lower it to the Ground Floor. As the tube touched the ground EE's hand contacted the pinch point on top of the hoists lifting block before it stopped moving causing their thumb to be drawn into the pinch point of the hoists rope and sheave resulting in a thumb laceration.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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