HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Mississippi Potash Inc
Start: 08/21/2000

220002410127 · 08/21/2000 · Mississippi Potash Inc

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: KNIFE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 8.8 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Mississippi Chemical Corp
Operator: Mississippi Potash Inc
Mine: 2900170

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING CONVEYER BELT TO MAKE A SPLICE. HE WAS CUTTING AWAY FROM HIS BODY, AND THE BLADE OF THE RAZOR KNIFE BROKE. HIS ARM CONTACTED THE BROKEN RAZOR BLADE, CUTTING HIS LEFT FOREA RM. CUT REQUIRED 3 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

Source

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