OTHER

Name: OTHER at U S Borax Inc
Start: 07/01/2013

220131900030 · 07/01/2013 · U S Borax Inc

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: OTHER
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.4 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Rio Tinto Group
Operator: U S Borax Inc
Mine: 0400743

Narrative

Employee was adjusting a new 'Self-Closing' door mechanism using a ladder. While the employee's helper opened the door to assist with the adjustment, a gust of wind forced the door open quickly, causing the tracking arm to slide out from the control arm and strike the employee.

Source

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