January 21, 2011
NC · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
OTHER
American Materials Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was measuring the sheave sizes on the gearbox end of a Eagle 44" fine material washer. The guard that surrounds the sheaves had been open to obtain the measurements. As the wind blew the guard back to the closed position, the employee's left thumb was cut and received 10 stitches.