HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Cemex de Puerto Rico
Start: 05/30/2001

220011700069 · 05/30/2001 · Cemex de Puerto Rico

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 15
Mine experience: 23.3 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Puerto Rican Cement Company Inc
Operator: Cemex de Puerto Rico
Mine: 5400001

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MECHANICAL DUTIES AT BUCKET ELEVATOR #11. THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A WHEEL AS LONG AS A PARTNER WAS HITTING THE WHEEL WITH A SLEDE HAMMER. ACCIDENTLY THE SLEDGE HAMMER SLIPPED FROM THE WHEEL AND HIT EE'S HARD HAT CAUSING HIM A CONTISION AND A SMALL WOUND.

Source

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