SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Name: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON at Cargill Salt
Start: 03/21/2000

220000870035 · 03/21/2000 · Cargill Salt

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type: Fall onto or against objects
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 1
Mine experience: 0.03 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Cargill Inc
Operator: Cargill Salt
Mine: 3301994

Narrative

SERVICE TECHNICIAN IN TO START UP PALLETIZER LINE WAS DOING PRE-OPERATION CHECKS. HE WAS INVESTIGATING THE POSSIBLE AIR LEAK ON BAG FLATTENER WHEN HE CROSSED OVER PALLET DISPENSER TO GET SOME TEFLON TAPE. HIS FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A LOW IBEAM AND THE DRIVE CHAIN CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD OVER THE I BEAM, TWISTING HIS KNEE.

Source

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