HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Premier Silica LLC
Start: 01/15/2008

220080280008 · 01/15/2008 · Premier Silica LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: BARRELS,KEGS,DRUMS
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 55
Mine experience: 7.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Oglebay Norton Company
Operator: Premier Silica LLC
Mine: 3301354

Narrative

Employee was pushing buckets in on the empty side of the tramway, when the dispatcher released two buckets instead of one. Employee tried to stop the extra bucket by grabbing ahold of it and slid about 8 feet, trying to hold it back. Employee complained of shoulder/arm pain and sought medical attention. Employee has been off work since date of injury.

Source

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