HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Start: 03/22/2000

220000950016 · 03/22/2000 · Lehigh Portland Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost: 55
Mine experience: 22.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator: Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Mine: 1200063

Narrative

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING TWO EMPLOYEES IN THE REMOVAL OF A BOLT LINER FROM THE #1 ROW MILL DRYING CHAMBER. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING THE BOLT IN LINER IN HALF IN PREPARATION FOR REMOVAL FROM THE MILL. WHEN THE LINER WAS CUT IN HALF THE LOOSE HALF SLID DOWN THE INNERWALL OF THE MILL AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT AREA. THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURED BONE IN RIGHT HEEL.

Source

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