HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Carmeuse Lime & Stone
Start: 10/17/2011

220113060038 · 10/17/2011 · Carmeuse Lime & Stone

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Occupation: Dryer operator, Kiln operator, Dry plant operator, Fluid operator, Bed dryer operator
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: ACIDS,ALKALI,WET CEMENT
Nature of injury: BURN,CHEMICL-FUME,COMPOUN
Body part: WRIST
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 16.29 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Carmeuse Holding SA
Operator: Carmeuse Lime & Stone
Mine: 4002545

Narrative

Employee was unplugging the kiln cooler discharge. The feeder would plug and he would take the cap off the side of the cooler and poke the material with a metal bar to get it flowing again. Hot dust was blowing out the openings while he was attempting to unplug it. He suffered lime burns to his wrist, which became infected and reportable on 10/22/11

Source

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