SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Name: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON at Imerys Talc Incorporated
Start: 11/05/2001

220013170111 · 11/05/2001 · Imerys Talc Incorporated

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type: Fall onto or against objects
Occupation: Welder (shop)
Activity: Move non-self-propelled equip
Injury source: MACHINE,NEC-WELDR,OFC MAC
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FACE, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost: —
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): Rio Tinto Group
Operator: Imerys Talc Incorporated
Mine: 2400162

Narrative

WHILE WALKING A PORTABLE OXYGEN-ACETYLENE TORCH DOWN FOUR STEPS, EMPLOYEE THOUGHT HE HAD PLACED THE TORCH SET ON THE WALKWAY BELOW STEPS, WHEN IN FACT, THE EMPLOYEE PLACED TORCH SET ON THE BOT TOM STEP. AS THE EMPLOYEE REMOVED HANDS FROM TORCH SET, THE TORCH SET FELL. AS TI FELL THE HANDLE BECAME CAUGHT IN THE EE'S WELDING JACKET, CAUSING HIS HEAD TO BE PULLED FORWARD ONTO TORCH SE

Source

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