HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at American Colloid Company
Start: 01/26/2004

220040330058 · 01/26/2004 · American Colloid Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: OTHER INJURY,NEC
Body part: LEG, NEC
Days lost: 2
Mine experience: 3.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Amcol International Corp
Operator: American Colloid Company
Mine: 3900049

Narrative

EE WAS REMOVING GUARD FROM DRIVE WITH ANOTHER EE. LOST HIS GRIP AND DROPPED IT ON HIS LEG, IRRITATING SCIATICA NERVE. EE WAS PRESCRIBED PAIN KILLERS AND MUSCLE RELAXANTS AND MISSED 2 DAYS OF WORK, THUS CONSTITUTING MSHA REPORTABILITY. EXAMINATIONS BY PHYSICIANS REVEALED NO SERIOUS INJURY.

Source

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