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MACHINERY

220001150115 · 04/17/2000 · Texas Lehigh Cement Company LP

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation
Welder (shop)
Activity
Welding or cutting
Injury source
MOLTEN METAL
Nature of injury
BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part
FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost
—
Mine experience
0.36 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Eagle Materials Inc & Heidelberger Zement Ag
Operator
Texas Lehigh Cement Company LP
Mine
4102781

Narrative

THIS EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT SOME BOLTS OVERHEAD. WHILE DOING THIS A RED HOT PIECE OF THE BOLT BEING CUT FELL DOWN AND LODGED IN A CREASE OF HIS PANT LEG ABOVE HIS BOOT. IT BURNED ITS WAS THROUGH THE PANT MATERIAL AND FELL INTO THE TOP OF HIS BOOT. HE WAS TOTALLY UNAWARE OF THE HOT METAL UNTIL HE FELT IT AGAINST HIS FLESH WHERE THE FOOT AND ANKLE JOIN. 3RD DEGREE BURN.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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