HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P.
Start: 09/28/2001

220012850073 · 09/28/2001 · Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Backhoe operator, Trackhoe operator, Crane operator
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: LEG, NEC
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 5.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Legacy Vulcan Corp (Form:Vulcan Materials Co)
Operator: Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P.
Mine: 0900069

Narrative

EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING SHANK PROTECTORS ON PIT LOADER BUCKET. THE LEFT SIDE WAS STUCK SO THEY HAD TO HIT IT WITH A 8 LB SLEDGE HAMMER. A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF THE SHANK PROTECTOR AND STRUC K EE IN THE LEFT LEG CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND IN THE FRONT OF HIS THIGH AND THE METAL LODGED UNDERNEATH THE SKIN ON THE BACK OF HIS LEG.

Source

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