MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company
Start: 03/24/2000

220000940120 · 03/24/2000 · Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation: Welder (shop)
Activity: Welding or cutting
Injury source: MOLTEN METAL
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost: 24
Mine experience: 18.4 years

Operator

Controller (parent): James J Curran Jr
Operator: Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company
Mine: 3601760

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS BURNING A PIPE IN AN OVERHEAD POSITION WHEN A GLOB OF HOT METAL CONTACTED HIS PANT LEG, SETTING THE PANTS ON FIRE. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO THE LOWER LEG BEFORE HE COULD PUT THE FIRE OUT.

Source

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