HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at U S Silica Company
Start: 04/17/2020

220201280001 · 04/17/2020 · U S Silica Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
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: 47 years

Operator

Controller (parent): USS Holdings Inc
Operator: U S Silica Company
Mine: 2000608

Narrative

In the process of loading a railcar, the affected employee received a laceration on right hand due to inadvertent contact with the loadout spout. The laceration required 5 stitches to close which prevented the employee from using that hand for the employee's job.

Source

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