← MSHA accidents

HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220020500092 · 01/02/2002 · Lehigh Portland Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck against stationary object
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost
—
Mine experience
3.3 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Mine
3600185

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER AGAINST THE ACCESS DOOR & HOPPER TO CLEAR A CHOKE OF WET MATERIAL. AREA IS A VERY CONFINED SPACE WITH SHORT SWINGING AREA FOR THE HAMMER. DID NOT RELEASE HIS HOLD ON THE HAMMER HANDLE SOON ENOUGH & STRUCK THE HOPPER WITH HIS ARM.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown