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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220030660014 · 02/28/2003 · Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation

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
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
BOILR,PRES VSL,AIR HOS,OX
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
FACE, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost
—
Mine experience
14.46 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE WAS WORKING ON #11 HEATER BOTTOM HEAD IN DIGESTION. HE WAS IN THE ACT OF PURGING AN AIR HOSE PRIOR TO CONNECTING HIS IMPACT GUN TO IT. HE TOOK HOLD OF A HOSE ON THE HOSE RACK, AND BEGAN TO TURN AIR ON TO IT. THERE WAS TWO HOSES ONT HE RACK, WITH BOTH ENDS LAYING NEXT TO EACH OTHER. BEFORE HE REALIZED THAT HE HAD CHARGED THE WRONG HOSE, THE LOOSE HOSE SPUN AROUND ON THE HOSE RAC

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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