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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220032090037 · 07/18/2003 · Pontchartrain Materials Corp

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation
Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part
FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost
Mine experience
3.3 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
George Douglass Jr
Operator
Pontchartrain Materials Corp
Mine
1601186

Narrative

THE FLIGHT BROKE LOOSE IN THE DRYER AND GOT JAMMED. THE DRYER WAS SHUT DOWN AND EE ATTEMPTED TO UNJAM AND REMOVE THE BROKEN FLIGHT. IN THE PROCESS OF UNJAMMING THE FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT STRUCK BO TH FOREARMS, BURNING BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FOREARM.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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