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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220021420007 · 05/16/2002 · Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity
Supervise
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost
199
Mine experience
15.09 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Legacy Vulcan Corp (Form:Vulcan Materials Co)
Operator
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
Mine
1100225

Narrative

EE WAS DIRECTING THE PLACEMENT OF A STEEL STAND TO BLOCK A CONVEYOR COUNTERWEIGHT. THE STAND TIPPED OVER STRIKING A STEEL BARRIER. THE WELDED ATTACHMENT OF THE BARRIER BROKE AND STRUCK THE EE'S ANKLE AFTER HE SLIPPED TO THE GROUND ATTEMPTING TO RETREAT. EE WAS AWAY FROM THE LINE OF FIRE IN HIS ORIGINAL POSITION.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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