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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220013230080 · 10/24/2001 · Lehigh Portland Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost
—
Mine experience
35 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Mine
1800017

Narrative

INJURED WAS PERFORMING HOUSKEEPING. HE WAS PULLING A SIX-FOOT LONG PIECE OF STEEL ANGLE IRON FROM UNDER A BELT CONVEYOR. ONE END OF THE METAL STRUCK AND LACERATED HIS RIGHT SHIN. SOME DAYS LAT ER, THE WOUND BECAME INFECTED AND HE WAS TREATED WITH PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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