HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Thiele Kaolin Company
Start: 12/17/2001

220013610022 · 12/17/2001 · Thiele Kaolin Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HEAD,NEC
Days lost: —
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): Paul R Kirschling
Operator: Thiele Kaolin Company
Mine: 0900337

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING ON #7 AND #8 FILTER LINES. AS HE BENT OVER HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF. AS HE BENT OVER TO RETRIEVE HARDHAT AND COME UP, HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A VALVE HANDLE THAT HAD A SHARP EDGE . THIS RESULTING IN CUTTING HIS HEAD WHICH REQUIRED 13 STAPLES.

Source

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