HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Ash Grove Cement Company
Start: 07/11/2001

220012040130 · 07/11/2001 · Ash Grove Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
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: FACE,NEC
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 8 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Ash Grove Cement Company
Operator: Ash Grove Cement Company
Mine: 4500359

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING THE SOUTH HATCH DOOR ON FINISH MILL #1. AS THE DOOR WAS BEING PULLED UP, THE DOOR HANDLE SEPERATED FROM THE DOOR AND SHOT UP AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE ON THE CHEEKBONE. INVE STIGATION SHOWED THAT THE WELDS ATTACHING THE HANDLES TO THE DOOR FAILED. ALL DOOR HANDLES ARE BEING INSPECTED AND REPLACED.

Source

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