HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Start: 12/05/2001

220013450041 · 12/05/2001 · Lehigh Portland Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Surface construction, NEC
Injury source: BRICK,CERAMIC
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 0.57 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator: Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Mine: 1300095

Narrative

EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING BRICK IN KILN, PUTTINGIN THE SECOND TO LAST ROW ON TOP USING THE PNEUMATIC BRICK RING. THEY HAD POSITIONED THE RING INA WAY THAT WAS NOT NORMAL SO THEY COULD LEAVE RO OM FOR THE CUT ROW OF BRICK. WHEN ALL THE BRICK IN THIS ROW WERE INSTALLED THE OPERATOR HOLLEREDCLEAR & THEN REMOVED THE BRICK. ONE BRICK FELL &STRUCK PLATFORM, BOUNCED & STRUCK EE'S FACE.

Source

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