HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Armstrong Coal Company, Inc.
Start: 06/05/2014

220141570036 · 06/05/2014 · Armstrong Coal Company, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Occupation: Utility man, Shift tech, Service/Dump truck operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: ACIDS,ALKALI,WET CEMENT
Nature of injury: BURN,CHEMICL-FUME,COMPOUN
Body part: FACE, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost: 11
Mine experience: 4.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Armstrong Energy Inc
Operator: Armstrong Coal Company, Inc.
Mine: 1519345

Narrative

Employee had shut a manual ball valve off on a liquid lime tank and started to uncouple the line at fitting due to line being blocked. When hose came loose the line blew liquid lime in his eyes and mouth due to the handle turning on shaft of ball valve and not closing.

Source

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