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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220103410001 · 12/04/2010 · Omya Inc

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Omya Industries Inc
Operator
Omya Inc
Mine
0102985

Narrative

Employee was unloading a dispersant rail car. The Omya employee was wearing gloves, when he grabbed the hose to hook to the coupler to the rail car, a wire from the hose came out (this happened due to the way the hose was cut during replacement from the maintenance department)and punctured a small hole in his hand (right hand thumb side).

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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