HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
Start: 05/01/2000

220001510088 · 05/01/2000 · Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion NEC
Occupation: Backhoe operator, Trackhoe operator, Crane operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 2.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Legacy Vulcan Corp (Form:Vulcan Materials Co)
Operator: Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
Mine: 0900072

Narrative

DRILLER WENT TO REMOVE A NEW DRILL BIT FROM THE STORAGE AREA ON THE DRILL, THE BIT STARTED TO SLIP OUT OF HIS HANDS AND WHEN HE CAUGHT THE BIT HE HUNG HIS LITTLE FINGER, LEFT HAND ON THE SIDE OF THE DRILL. THE WEIGHT AND FORCE OF THE FALLING BIT CAUSED HIS HANDS TO DROP SOME RESULTING IN HIS FINGER GETTING BENT BACKWARDS.

Source

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