STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Name: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT at Specialty Vermiculite LLC
Start: 03/04/2021

220210700015 · 03/04/2021 · Specialty Vermiculite LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Vacuum filter operator, Flotation mill/Concentrator operator, Flotation plant operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 36
Mine experience: 3.08 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Dicalite Management Holdings, LLC
Operator: Specialty Vermiculite LLC
Mine: 3800085

Narrative

The employee unplug a line on the #8 spiral when EE step on an drain covering. The covering flipped tripping the employee foot. EE stumbled twisting back awkwardly catching balance to keep from falling.

Source

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