HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at U.S. Silica Company, LLC
Start: 12/04/2019

220193540021 · 12/04/2019 · U.S. Silica Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: ELBOW
Days lost: 8
Mine experience: 14.87 years

Operator

Controller (parent): USS Holdings Inc
Operator: U.S. Silica Company, LLC
Mine: 3400836

Narrative

EE was removing a 1.5"" aluminum fitting from a steel pipe collar. The fitting broke and separated from the threads inside the collar. The momentum cause the EE to strike an elbow on a 4"" gate valve located behind EE. The injury was treated as a First Aid. EE was evaluated and had X-Rays on 12/17/19. The X-Rays revealed a chipped bone.

Source

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