HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at MLC
Start: 04/23/2025

220251210006 · 04/23/2025 · MLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Dryer operator, Kiln operator, Dry plant operator, Fluid operator, Bed dryer operator
Activity: Bar down, Includes scaling
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 9.17 years

Operator

Controller (parent): HBM Holdings Company
Operator: MLC
Mine: 2300542

Narrative

Employee was raking oversize rock from the grating at the discharge of the Dryer. As EE was prying rocks from the grating, a rock fell from the end of the dryer kiln, bounced off the grating, striking EE in the mouth. This resulted in the chipping of two teeth and loosening of four teeth. Employee will need dental work to repair teeth.

Source

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