HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Saint-Gobain Proppants
Start: 04/11/2013

220131090028 · 04/11/2013 · Saint-Gobain Proppants

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: BOILR,PRES VSL,AIR HOS,OX
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1.83 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Saint-Gobain
Operator: Saint-Gobain Proppants
Mine: 0300261

Narrative

A maintenance employee was retracting a short length of compressed air hose into the reel. The air hose forcefully hit the stop and whipped. The hose whip caused the metal fitting to strike him in the mouth breaking the end of a front permanent tooth.

Source

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