HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Morton Salt Div/Morton International Inc
Start: 07/26/2008

220082140052 · 07/26/2008 · Morton Salt Div/Morton International Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 5.54 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Rohm & Haas Company
Operator: Morton Salt Div/Morton International Inc
Mine: 1600970

Narrative

Employee waws replacing a .25 inch fuel line on the powder rig engine and did not realize the cover was not secured. When he attempted to remove the fuel line from the engine, the cover on the driver side of the powder rig fell and caught the tip of his finger.

Source

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