HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation
Start: 07/29/2002

220022250026 · 07/29/2002 · Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation

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: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: CHEMICALS,CHEM COMP,NEC
Nature of injury: BURN,CHEMICL-FUME,COMPOUN
Body part: FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 0.84 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Maxxam Inc
Operator: Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation
Mine: 1600352

Narrative

THE PACKING ON LAWRENCE INJECTION PUMP WAS BLOWN. IN AN ATTEMPT TO TIGHTEN THE PACKING WITH THE PUMPS ON LINE, CANVAS COVERS WERE PLACED OVER THE BEARING HOUSING TO BLOCK THE SPRAYING OF SLURR Y. THE ATTEMP FAILED SO THE CREW SWITCHED ON LAWRENCE PUMPS 1/3. DURING CLEAN UP AROUND PUMP 4, EE WAS PULLING THE CANVAS COVERS FROM THE BEARING HOUSING. AS THE COVER CAME DOWN, A POCKET OF

Source

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