EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Name: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE at Southern Products and Silica Company
Start: 02/07/2022

220220450017 · 02/07/2022 · Southern Products and Silica Company

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: WHEEL-FROM CAR OR TRUCK
Nature of injury: UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 82
Mine experience: 7.13 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Robert L. Bradsher Family Trust
Operator: Southern Products and Silica Company
Mine: 3100718

Narrative

A MECHANIC WAS INFLATING A TRUCK TIRE WITH A STANDOFF DEVICE INSIDE THE MAINTENANCE SHOP. THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE BLEW OUT AT 60-70 PSI, KNOWN AS A ZIPPER FAILURE. DEBRIS STRUCK THE MINER IN THE FACE. WE TRANSPORTED EE TO THE ER WHERE EE WAS RELEASED AND ASKED TO RETURN THE NEXT DAY. EE RECEIVED SURGERY ON 11FEB2022.

Source

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