HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Dolet Hills Lignite Company LLC
Start: 08/13/2002

220022380042 · 08/13/2002 · Dolet Hills Lignite Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: COAL & PETROL PRODUCT,NEC
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 15
Mine experience: 13 years

Operator

Controller (parent): American Electric Power Company Inc
Operator: Dolet Hills Lignite Company LLC
Mine: 1601031

Narrative

THE INJURED EE WAS OPERATING THE WATER TRUCK AND WAS USING THE DECK MOUNTED MONITOR WATER CANNON. HE NOTICED THAT THE RADIATOR CAP AP REARED LOOSE AND HE TOUCHED THE CAP WITH THE TOE OF HIS BO OT. THE CAP FLEW OFF AND THE HOT ENGINE COOLANT SPEWED FROM THE RADIATOR SOAKING HIS LEG, ARM AND HAND. THIS CAUSED SECOND DEGREE BURNS.

Source

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