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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220013480029 · 11/16/2001 · Tri County Limestone Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
VEHICLES,NEC
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
Mine experience
4.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
CRH PLC
Operator
Tri County Limestone Company
Mine
3300167

Narrative

THE WORKER'S HAND SLIPPED WHILE MOVING WOOD BLOCKING, CAUSING A SPLINTER TO ENTER THE BASE OF THE PALM OF THE RIGHT HAND. THE WORKER REMOVED THE SPLINTER HIMSELF AND CONTINUED WORKING. TWO DAY S LATER THE INJRUY SHOWED SIGNS OF INFECTION. THE WORKER WENT TO HIS FAMILY DR. ON MONDAY AND RECEIVED ANTIBIOTICS.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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