MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at EP Minerals, LLC
Start: 11/04/2006

220063170022 · 11/04/2006 · EP Minerals, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Assayer, Geologist, Metallurgist, Engineer, Engineer management
Activity: Surface equipment, NEC
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: LEG, NEC
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 15.96 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Eagle-Picher Industries Inc
Operator: EP Minerals, LLC
Mine: 2600680

Narrative

Employee failed to relieve the air pressure in a 2"" air line before removing the air line from the air compressor. The air hose fitting hit the employee in the right leg and caused a 1-1/2"" long laceration which required 5 stitches to close.

Source

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