MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Solvay Chemicals, Inc
Start: 03/15/2008

220080800013 · 03/15/2008 · Solvay Chemicals, Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Longwall operator, Chock operator, Shear operator, Plow operator
Activity: Longwall, Shear, Plow
Injury source: LONGWALL SUPT,JKS & CHOCK
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: LOWER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost: 46
Mine experience: 4.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Solvay S A
Operator: Solvay Chemicals, Inc
Mine: 4801295

Narrative

A longwall production employee sustained a fracture to his left tibia and right ankle. He was standing on #12 support and the shield was being pulled forward. As the shield pulled forward the employees lower legs were pinched between a rock which was on the floor and a base-lift cylinder. He is awaiting an ortho appointment.

Source

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