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MACHINERY

220001870052 · 06/19/2000 · Texas Lehigh Cement Company LP

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck against stationary object
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Blow gun, Airlance
Injury source
STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
ELBOW
Days lost
—
Mine experience
5.13 years

Operator

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

Narrative

THE EE WAS USING AN AIR LANCE TO DISLODGE MATERIAL STICKING TO THE INSIDE OF THE RISER DUCT ON THE PREHEAT TOWER. WHEN SOME HOT PARTICLES OF KILN FEED GOT INTO HIS LEFT GLOVE HE JERKED HIS ARM BACKWARS. HIS ELBOW HIT A STEEL I-BEAM THAT HE WAS STANDING NEXT TO. HE REPORTED THE INJURY TO HIS SUPERVISOR BUT DID NOT WANT TO SEE A DOCTOR UNTIL 6/28/00 AFTER THE ELBOW BEGAN TO SWELL AND

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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