HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at ICON Materials
Start: 05/30/2001

220013240063 · 05/30/2001 · ICON Materials

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: BLDG,STRUCT,BOAT,RAFT,NEC
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 3.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): CRH PLC
Operator: ICON Materials
Mine: 4501237

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING A FLOATING PUMP STATION WHEN THE RAFT TIPPED OVER CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HIS LIP ON SOME PART OF THE RAFT AND THROWING HIM INTO THE WATER. COUNTER WEIGHTS PREVIOU SLY PLACED ON THE RAFT TO HELP INCREASE PUMPING VOLUME. THESE WEIGHTS CAUSED THE INSTABILITY OF THE RAFT ALLOWING IT TO FLIP EASILY. EMPLOYEE INJURED LIP. NO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

Source

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