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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220051250037 · 04/20/2005 · Alcoa World Alumina LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
ACIDS,ALKALI,WET CEMENT
Nature of injury
BURN,CHEMICL-FUME,COMPOUN
Body part
FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.98 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alcoa Inc
Operator
Alcoa World Alumina LLC
Mine
4100320

Narrative

EE WAS ASSISTING CO-WORKERS WHO WERE SETTING SLIDE GATES IN TROUGHS TO ISOLATE 150 PRIMARY FOR CLEANING. WHILE EE WAS RETRIEVING STORED SLIDE, HE STEPPED DOWN AND DUCKED UNDER A CIRCULATING LINE, PLACING HIS LEFT FOOT ON THE LIP OF THE TROUGH. HIS FOOT SLIPPED INTO THE TROUGH, WHICH HAD LIQUOR IN IT. HE SUSTAINED FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS. RESTRICTIONS WERE ISSUSD.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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