MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC
Start: 12/09/2004

Fatal · 220043490037 · 12/09/2004 · Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: FATALITY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Hand tools (powered)
Injury source: LIQUIDS,NEC
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 2.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent): China Minmetals; BPU Associates
Operator: Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC
Mine: 4100906

Narrative

CO. MIS-JUDGED AMOUNT OF MILKY LIME IN TANK. 12/8 THEY REMOVED TANK DOOR & HARD SCALE FORMED OVER DOOR. CO. CONTACTED ONYX TO CUT SCALE AT BASE TO REMOVE WHAT CO. SAID WAS 2-3 FT OF LIQUID. ONYX USED HIGH PRESSURE WATER TO CUT INTO SCALE. ONCE TECH STARTED, SCALE GAVE WAY & TECH WAS TRAPPED UNDER LIQUIDE THAT CAME OUT. MORE LIQUID WAS IN TANK THAN THOUGHT. CO DID NOT SOUND TANK.

Source

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