HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at US Aggregates Inc
Start: 08/12/2021

220212300004 · 08/12/2021 · US Aggregates Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: NOSE/NASAL PASSAGES/SINUS/SMELL
Days lost: 2
Mine experience: 15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): The Heritage Group
Operator: US Aggregates Inc
Mine: 1200016

Narrative

Performing maintenance on catwalk of a shaker/screen that was broken down. EE walked under a belt & must have struck the shaker. A 4-6in rock somehow shifted & came down, striking EE's hard hat, then bouncing onto EE's glasses & nose. We just got confirmation of a fracture.

Source

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