HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Austin White Lime Company, Ltd.
Start: 06/02/2014

220141600023 · 06/02/2014 · Austin White Lime Company, Ltd.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: ACIDS,ALKALI,WET CEMENT
Nature of injury: BURN,CHEMICL-FUME,COMPOUN
Body part: FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 18.19 years

Operator

Controller (parent): J.O. Robinson
Operator: Austin White Lime Company, Ltd.
Mine: 4100001

Narrative

Employee was cleaning a fuel tank with a mixture of water and Deox (a corrosive acid). As he poured the mixture over the tank, some spilled onto the top of his shoe and soaked through it. The mixture made contact with his skin and caused irritation and second degree burns to develop on the top his foot.

Source

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