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FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

220112210011 · 08/03/2011 · U. S. Silica Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Inspect equipment or mine
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HEAD,NEC
Days lost
0
Mine experience
15.42 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
USS Holdings Inc
Operator
U. S. Silica Company
Mine
1101013

Narrative

The employee was looking up while inspecting a motor on a portable crusher machine. A small rock fell from the crusher and struck him in the top left side of the head, prior to the injury the employee was looking up at the motor and his hard hat slipped backward exposing his head allowing the rock to hit me.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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