HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at United States Gypsum Company
Start: 05/27/2000

220001640128 · 05/27/2000 · United States Gypsum Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 13.61 years

Operator

Controller (parent): USG Corporation
Operator: United States Gypsum Company
Mine: 1300434

Narrative

THE EE S FORE MAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN OUT A VENT ON #3 RAYMOND MILL FROM THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE MILL. THE MATERIAL IN THE LINE RELEASED ALL AT ONCE, BLOWING OUT THE TOP OF THE VENT AND INT O THE EE S FACE HE WAS STANDING ON THE TOP SIDE WORKING ON A MILL BEARING EE USED THE EYE WASH STATION TO REMOVE DEBRIS, BUT ALSO NEEDED TO SEE THE DR TO HAVING REMAINING DEBRIS FLUSHED OUT.

Source

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