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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220072080049 · 07/03/2007 · Specialty Minerals Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation
Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
KILN PROD,INC BLDUP,REMOV
Nature of injury
BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
29.29 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Minerals Technologies Inc
Operator
Specialty Minerals Inc
Mine
0600019

Narrative

Employee was shoveling/discharging furnace when an unexpected sudden discharge of heated dust hit his neck and upper chest area. Furnace 10 was being used to dry spent calcium/aluminate briquettes for a trial at the time and was almost empty.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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