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220001380019 · 05/05/2000 · Specialty Minerals Inc
Details
- Degree of injury
- DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- Classification
- OTHER
- Accident type
- Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
- Occupation
- Miner, NEC
- Activity
- Machine maintenance
- Injury source
- CHEMICALS,CHEM COMP,NEC
- Nature of injury
- BURN,CHEMICL-FUME,COMPOUN
- Body part
- HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
- Days lost
- 2
- Mine experience
- 4.96 years
Operator
- Controller (parent)
- Minerals Technologies Inc
- Operator
- Specialty Minerals Inc
- Mine
- 0600019
Narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING OFF/CHANGING GASKET OFF RETORT HEAD. UNNEUTRALIZED SODIUM UNDERNEATH GASKET FLARED UP AND BURNED BACK OF BOTH HANDS (1ST DEGREE).
Source
- Authoritative
- MSHA Open Government Data
- Machine
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