HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lafarge Corp
Start: 09/25/2000

220002730044 · 09/25/2000 · Lafarge Corp

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 30.34 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Lafarge S A
Operator: Lafarge Corp
Mine: 1300125

Narrative

EMPLOYEE AND A CO-WORKER WERE TO INSTALL & SECURE AN AIR BLASTER ON THE TERTIARY DUCT. THE TWO EMPLOYEES SUSPENDED THE BLASTER 6' ABOVE THE CAT WALK WITH A 3/4 TON CHAIN FALL AND ATTACHED THE SAFETY CABLE. A FOUD INCLE PIPE FLANGE CONNECTION WAS MISALIGNED, EE PUSHED BLASTER BACK TO GET BOLT HOLE ALIGNED. THE BLASTER SLIPPED COMING FORWARD THUSH HITTING EE'S THUMB BETWEEN THE TW

Source

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