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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220011980022 · 07/03/2001 · Keystone Landfill Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Miner, NEC
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HEAD,NEC
Days lost
15
Mine experience
0.07 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
L & D Management Inc
Operator
Keystone Landfill Inc
Mine
3608726

Narrative

AN EMPLOYEE WAS RIGGING A BUNDLE OF ANGLE IRON PIECES ON THE BACK OF A FLAT BED TRAILER. AS THE ANGLES WERE PICKED, THEY WERE NOT RIGGED EVENLY. WHEN THE OPERATOR SET THE PIECES BACK DOWN ON T HE TRAILER, THE RACK SUPPORTS THEY WERE SETTING ON BECAME UNSTABLE AND FELL TAKING THE RIGGER WITH.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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