MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at American Bituminous Power Partners L P
Start: 01/31/2009

220090400036 · 01/31/2009 · American Bituminous Power Partners L P

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: BOILR,PRES VSL,AIR HOS,OX
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 2.67 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Scecorp & American Power Corp
Operator: American Bituminous Power Partners L P
Mine: 4608264

Narrative

The EE was tightening a fitting on an air lance. After the fitting was tightened the hose attached to the chicago fitting on the pressurized side of the valve came unattached to the chicago fitting. The hose violently whipped out of control & struck the EE in the leg & face. The pipe clamp (worm gear clamp)still attached to the hose, cut his lip and chipped a tooth.

Source

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