EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Name: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE at VB Operations, LLC
Start: 07/26/2018

220182120008 · 07/26/2018 · VB Operations, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Plumber, Pipefitter, Millwright
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Will Glusac; John Cross
Operator: VB Operations, LLC
Mine: 4105326

Narrative

EE was changing bearing at tail of BE304. When tensioner bar was removed, stored energy released and hand was smashed between 2 pieces of plate resulting in lacerations requiring stitches and 2 fractured fingers on left hand.

Source

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