HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company
Start: 12/12/2002

220023580032 · 12/12/2002 · Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: COAL & PETROL PRODUCT,NEC
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 16 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Imerys S A
Operator: Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company
Mine: 2200032

Narrative

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO FILL PROPANE TNAK FOR FORKLIFT. AFTER FILL LINE WAS CONNECTED TO TANK, GAS WOULD NOT FLOW INTO TANK. EMPLOYEE REMOVED FILL LINE TO CHECK FOR OBSTRUCTION, AT THIS POINT, A BURST OF GAS FROM THE VALVE ON TANK HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT CHEEK AND EYE.

Source

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