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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

220230680030 · 02/28/2023 · SP Silica of Atascosa, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
GROUND
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost
117
Mine experience
0.12 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Orchard Global Asset Management LLP
Operator
SP Silica of Atascosa, LLC
Mine
4105317

Narrative

Injured employee opened the hatch for a sand box. Once back on platform, the cage caught the box lid. While freeing the cage, the truck moved pulling the gangway down the horizontal track leaving an opening in the handrail. The injured employee fell 12½ feet to the asphalt below suffering a head laceration that required 15 sutures, fractured sternum, ribs, and back.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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