HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lehigh Southwest Cement Company
Start: 05/21/2001

220011490117 · 05/21/2001 · Lehigh Southwest Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: NOSE/NASAL PASSAGES/SINUS/SMELL
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 1.3 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator: Lehigh Southwest Cement Company
Mine: 0400034

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE METAL COUPLER FROM A 15' LENGTH OF 6"" FLEX HOSE. HE WAS HOLDING HOSE WITH ONE HAND AND PULLING ON COUPLER WITHTHE OTHER. HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF OFF THE COUPLING AND THE HOSE SWUNG BACK AND HIT HIM ON THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BROKEN NOSE, WILL RETURN TO WORK THE NEXT SHIFT.

Source

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