HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at US Vanadium, LLC
Start: 02/20/2013

220130580014 · 02/20/2013 · US Vanadium, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 18.96 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Evraz PLC
Operator: US Vanadium, LLC
Mine: 0300479

Narrative

The injured employee was helping another mechanic remove bolts from the bottom of a shaker screen assembly that was propped up on its side. As the 2nd mechanic attempted to rotate the assembly to get to the next set of bolts the unit fell over and struck the injured employee across the right knee. This resulted in a right knee contusion injury.

Source

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