STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Name: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT at Lehigh Northeast Cement Company
Start: 10/18/2001

220012990002 · 10/18/2001 · Lehigh Northeast Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Getting on or off equipment
Injury source: RAILROAD TIES
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: ANKLE
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 4.4 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Dyckerhoff & Heidelberger Zement Ag
Operator: Lehigh Northeast Cement Company
Mine: 3000070

Narrative

THE EMPLOYEE HAD HOOKED THE LOCOMOTIVE TO TWO EMPTY RAIL CARS. HE STEPPED OFF THE LADDER OF THE RAIL CAR TO THROW THE SWITCH AT WHICH TIME HE EITHER STEPPED ON A STONE OR A RAILROAD TIE SPRAIN ING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

Source

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