HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Southern Ohio Coal Company
Start: 12/27/2000

220010160142 · 12/27/2000 · Southern Ohio Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: COAL & PETROL PRODUCT,NEC
Nature of injury: OTHER INJURY,NEC
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 26.92 years

Operator

Controller (parent): American Electric Power Company Inc
Operator: Southern Ohio Coal Company
Mine: 3301172

Narrative

EE AND ANOTHER WERE CHANGING OUT A BAD BRAKE CHAMBER ON A MODEL NO. 2085 DART TRUCK THE BRAKE LINE HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE BRAKE CHAMBER WHEN THE AIR PRESSURE ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM DROPPED BELOW 60 LBS OF PRESSURE. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKESTO SET UP AND BLOW THE FLUID OUT OF THE BRAKE LINE AND INTO EE'S EYES. MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED.

Source

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