HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at O-N Minerals (Michigan) Company
Start: 07/29/2005

220052150002 · 07/29/2005 · O-N Minerals (Michigan) Company

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part: ABDOMEN/INTERNAL ORGANS
Days lost: 174
Mine experience: 10 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Oglebay Norton Company
Operator: O-N Minerals (Michigan) Company
Mine: 2000062

Narrative

The technician was attempting to push a pin into the bore of the rod end of the arm cylinder. The operator activated the cylinder abruptly causing the pin to project out and strike the techician in the abdominal area. Later he was found to have a ruptured bowell and was operated on last thursday. He has septic shock affecting all organs. Chance for survival is 50/50.

Source

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