HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Mullite Company Of America
Start: 08/02/2018

220182180008 · 08/02/2018 · Mullite Company Of America

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Horseplay
Injury source: KNIFE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 12.85 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Imerys S A
Operator: Mullite Company Of America
Mine: 0900188

Narrative

Two maintenance employees were engaged in horseplay involving a pocket knife. The injured employee attempted to grab the hand of the other employee but instead grabbed the blade of the knife causing a laceration the palm of EE's right hand.

Source

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