HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Magnesita Refractories Company
Start: 11/09/2025

220253170664 · 11/09/2025 · Magnesita Refractories Company

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: Dryer operator, Kiln operator, Dry plant operator, Fluid operator, Bed dryer operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 9.06 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Magnesita Refratarios SA
Operator: Magnesita Refractories Company
Mine: 3600009

Narrative

Employee was pulling a sample from Rotary Kiln 2. The sample window would not stay up. Employee opened the access door to pull the sample. When employee closed the door, they pinched right pinky finger between the latch and coal pipe support. This resulted in an open fracture and laceration to the tip of the right pinky finger.

Source

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