HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Start: 11/15/2000

220003490018 · 11/15/2000 · Lehigh Portland Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by flying object
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: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: NECK
Days lost: 7
Mine experience: 11 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator: Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Mine: 1800017

Narrative

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE AN ALLOY STEEL GRINDING MILL LINER THAT WAS WEDGED IN PLACE. HE STRUCK ITS EDGE WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. A METAL CHIP FLEW OFF, STRIKING HIM IN THE NECK, LACERATING HIS SKIN AND PARTIALLY CUTTING AN ARTERY.

Source

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