SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Name: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON at Imerys Filtration Minerals, Inc.
Start: 09/26/2019

220192770004 · 09/26/2019 · Imerys Filtration Minerals, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type: Fall onto or against objects
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Idle
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 15
Mine experience: 2 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Imerys S A
Operator: Imerys Filtration Minerals, Inc.
Mine: 0402848

Narrative

I.W. sat down on the Rippers of the Case Loader during EE's conversation with another emp. The loader rippers hydraulic pressure was suddenly released and the rippers dropped to the floor while the I.W. was sitting on them. This caused the I.W. to fall backwards into the scraper box. The I.W.'s lower back hit against the scraper box resulting in fracture to the L1 & L2 vertebrae.

Source

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