HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Mesa Verde Resources
Start: 05/26/2005

220051510021 · 05/26/2005 · Mesa Verde Resources

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Occupation: Fireman - locomotive, Railroad clam operator, Timekeeper, Yard engine operator
Activity: Working with chemicals
Injury source: ACIDS,ALKALI,WET CEMENT
Nature of injury: BURN,CHEMICL-FUME,COMPOUN
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 6
Mine experience: 0.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Bruce Reid
Operator: Mesa Verde Resources
Mine: 2902118

Narrative

A yard hand was cleaning up spilled raw materials (amonium sulfate) and was not using the proper protective gloves. After a few hours he developed chemical burns on his fingers. He visited the doctor, received ointment and antibiotics and will be healed in one week. Non-serious burns.

Source

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