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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220162590018 · 09/07/2016 · Utah American Energy, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
BOILR,PRES VSL,AIR HOS,OX
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Robert E Murray
Operator
Utah American Energy, Inc.
Mine
4202241

Narrative

The affected employee was preparing to wash a piece of machinery off. When ee grabbed the wash-down hose and turned it on it came-out of hands and hit ee in the left side of the mouth. Giving ee a laceration and broke top and bottom dentures. EE received 6 stitches and antibiotics medicine.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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