MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Lafarge Aggregates Southeast
Start: 09/28/2001

220012780003 · 09/28/2001 · Lafarge Aggregates Southeast

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Driller, Highwall operator, Highwall drill operator
Activity: Surface equipment, NEC
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 187
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): Lafarge S A
Operator: Lafarge Aggregates Southeast
Mine: 0900460

Narrative

A DRILL ROD CAME LOOSE FROM THE ROD LOCK AT THE TOP OF THE CAROUSEL. THE DRILLER WHO WAS INJUREDCLIMBED UP THE TOWER TO PUSH THE DRILL ROD INTO POSITION. HIS HELPER LOWERED THE TOP HEAD ONTO THE DRILL ROD TO PUT IT INTO THE CAROUSEL. WHEN LOWERING, THE DRILLER ON THE TOWER HAD HIS HAND IN THE PATH OF A TRAVELING BLOCK & HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BLOCK & THE TOWER.

Source

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