HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at U.S. Silica Company, LLC
Start: 12/05/2008

220083450005 · 12/05/2008 · U.S. Silica Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 3.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent): USS Holdings Inc
Operator: U.S. Silica Company, LLC
Mine: 3603122

Narrative

Unloading 1 1/2"" round cold rolled steel rods from a truck individually. Each rod was being blocked on one end only. When they went to unload 2nd bar, the load shifted. When this happened, the steel bar struck employees left hand, thus causing his left thumb to be injured.

Source

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