HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at American Colloid Company Mineral Group
Start: 08/19/2013

220132340031 · 08/19/2013 · American Colloid Company Mineral Group

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Occupation: Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: CONTAINERS,NEC
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: UPPER ARM/HUMERUS
Days lost: 148
Mine experience: 1 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Amcol International Corp
Operator: American Colloid Company Mineral Group
Mine: 0100093

Narrative

Employee was attempting to pull a metal basket out of a trailer he was loading with bentonite clay. While doing so he injured his right bicep. The basket was in bad condition and a new basket was already being contructed by a contractor. Employee should not have been using the damaged basket.

Source

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