HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lehigh Southwest Cement Company
Start: 02/23/2002

220020630111 · 02/23/2002 · Lehigh Southwest Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 23.03 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator: Lehigh Southwest Cement Company
Mine: 0400034

Narrative

EE, A MECHANIC WELDER, WAS BREAKING IN AS BACKUP FOR THE MACHINIST. HE WAS TURNING DOWN A PIECE OF STOCK IN THE 24.5"" LATHE & WENT TO CLEAR OUT SHAVINGS. INSTEAD OF USING A TOOL HANDLE TO CLEA N SHAVINGS, AS REQUIRED, HE GRABBED A PIECE WITHHIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. HE RECEIVED A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 8 STITCHES.

Source

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