MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation
Start: 10/14/2002

220023050021 · 10/14/2002 · Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Flash burns (welding)
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Welding or cutting
Injury source: MACHINE,NEC-WELDR,OFC MAC
Nature of injury: ELECT.ARC BURN-NOT CONTAC
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 25.61 years

Operator

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

Narrative

IN PREPARATION TO BEGIN WELDING, EE LAID HIS ELECTRODE HOLDER ON PLATFORM GRATING. HE WAS IN PROCESS OF CONNECTING THE OPPOSITE END OF THE WELDING WHIP TO THE WELDING LEAD. WHEN THE WHIP MALE END MADE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE LEAD FEMALE END, A SPARK FLASH OCCURRED & CAUSED A BURN TO EE'S FINGER. EE WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE ELECTRODE HOLDER WAS GROUNDED TO THE GRATING.

Source

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