HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at United States Gypsum Company
Start: 09/22/2000

220002760063 · 09/22/2000 · United States Gypsum Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Occupation: Miner, NEC
Activity: Handling explosives
Injury source: EXPLOSIVE-DIR REL TO INJR
Nature of injury: DERMATITIS,RASH,SKIN INFL
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 0.07 years

Operator

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

Narrative

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING POWDER AND CAME INTO CONTACT W/AMMONIUM NITRATE (ANFO). HE COMPLAINED OF RASH AND ITCHING, SO HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR. THE DR. DIAGNOSED THE EMPLOYEE W/CONTACT DERMAT ITIS. HE WAS GIVEN A STEROID INJECTION AND RESTRICTION FROM WEARING GLOVES AND WORKING W/ANFO.

Source

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