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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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