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220160910007 · 03/29/2016 · Specialty Minerals Inc

Details

Degree of injury
INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES
Classification
OTHER
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FACE, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost
—
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Minerals Technologies Inc
Operator
Specialty Minerals Inc
Mine
1900035

Narrative

This is being reported as a non-employee injury. A driver for New England Pallet Company loosened a buckle on a strap and threw the strap over stack of pallets on a flatbed truck. A gust of wind blew the buckle and strap back toward non-employee hitting non-EE in the nose and eyes. Non-EE has a broken nose in two spots and one of non-EE eyes has a damaged lens.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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