HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Nevada Cement Company
Start: 03/29/2001

220010950032 · 03/29/2001 · Nevada Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Idle
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: NOSE/NASAL PASSAGES/SINUS/SMELL
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 0.3 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Eagle Materials Inc
Operator: Nevada Cement Company
Mine: 2600015

Narrative

AN EE WAS SITTING ON THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF A BALL MILL. HE HAD A 50 GAL DRUM LAYING ON IT'S SIDE WITH STEEL BALLS SPINNING OUT OF IT. THIS EE WAS THROWING 3"" STEEL BALLS INTO THE MILL. THE VIC TIM CAME UP AND SAT DOWN ON THE 50 GAL DRUM AND LOOKED OVER INTO THE DRUM JUST AS THE EE WAS THROWING A BALL INTO THE MILL. THE BALL HIT THE VICTIM ON THE NOSE BREAKING THE NOSE.

Source

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