HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Salt River Sand & Rock
Start: 02/05/2013

220130440011 · 02/05/2013 · Salt River Sand & Rock

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion NEC
Occupation: Crane operator, Mobile equipment operator (MEO), Dragline operator, Dropball operator, Rigger
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: BOILR,PRES VSL,AIR HOS,OX
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 15
Mine experience: 6 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Operator: Salt River Sand & Rock
Mine: 0203060

Narrative

While using the batch plants wash rack hose one handed (Right Hand) to clean the street sweeper out, there was a surge in the water pressure. This resulted in a jolt in the water line that employee was holding causing his arm to receive a strain. The surge in water pressure resulted from another hose being shut off delivering full pressure to the hose employee was holding.

Source

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