MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at U.S. Silica Company, LLC
Start: 01/11/2010

220100200002 · 01/11/2010 · U.S. Silica Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Over-exertion NEC
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Mill equipment
Injury source: MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 42
Mine experience: 41.69 years

Operator

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

Narrative

While charging mill, one rod did not go in all the way. Operators did not look before starting the next rod. Once the next rod was moving, employee tried to stop it before it hit the rod that did not go in, causing his left knee to twist.

Source

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