MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Magnesita Refractories Company
Start: 08/16/2017

220172350011 · 08/16/2017 · Magnesita Refractories Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Dryer operator, Kiln operator, Dry plant operator, Fluid operator, Bed dryer operator
Activity: Hand tools (powered)
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 8.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Magnesita Refratarios SA
Operator: Magnesita Refractories Company
Mine: 3600009

Narrative

While employee was shooting out an ash ring in rotary kiln, gun malfunctioned causing shell to misfire inside gun. Employee received puncture wounds and lacerations to left hand from pieces of metal from shell. Medical treatment was needed to remove some pieces of shell from employee's hand.

Source

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