HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Carmeuse Lime and Stone Inc
Start: 08/05/2009

220092250001 · 08/05/2009 · Carmeuse Lime and Stone Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: COAL & PETROL PRODUCT,NEC
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: ABDOMEN/INTERNAL ORGANS
Days lost: 21
Mine experience: 8.6 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Carmeuse Holding SA; Lafarge SA
Operator: Carmeuse Lime and Stone Inc
Mine: 1507101

Narrative

Injured was operating 11030 face scaler when it began to overheat. Injured notified service technician and shut the machine down. After waiting 15 minutes for the machine to cool down, injured opened radiator cap to check coolant level. When cap was opened, hot coolant sprayed, causing 2nd degree burn.

Source

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