MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at United States Gypsum Company
Start: 08/20/2001

220012430070 · 08/20/2001 · United States Gypsum Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation: Backhoe operator, Trackhoe operator, Crane operator
Activity: Surface equipment, NEC
Injury source: LIQUIDS,NEC
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 15.13 years

Operator

Controller (parent): USG Corporation
Operator: United States Gypsum Company
Mine: 1300433

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING MACHINE WITH THE HOTSY PRESSURE WASHER. THE HOSE ON THE PRESSURE WASHER CAME APART AT THE CRIMPTO THE WAND AND SPRAYED THE EMPLOYEE WITH HOT WATER, RESULTING IN A SECOND D EGREE BURN 2"" BY 7"" IN LENGTH.

Source

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