HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at FMC Corp
Start: 01/25/2008

220080350011 · 01/25/2008 · FMC Corp

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: CHEMICALS,CHEM COMP,NEC
Nature of injury: BURN,CHEMICL-FUME,COMPOUN
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 141
Mine experience: 26.81 years

Operator

Controller (parent): FMC Corp
Operator: FMC Corp
Mine: 4800152

Narrative

Caustic loader was loading 50% caustic into truck tank; hose was plugged with frozen caustic. Operator closed valves & disconnected hose. Hose was under pressure & sprayed operator on L ear, L neck, L shoulder, L back area, L chest & L eye.

Source

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