HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lehigh Cement Company LLC
Start: 06/10/2002

220021650031 · 06/10/2002 · Lehigh Cement Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: COAL & PETROL PRODUCT,NEC
Nature of injury: OTHER INJURY,NEC
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 0.75 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator: Lehigh Cement Company LLC
Mine: 4100079

Narrative

EE WAS FUELING A PROPANE TANK ON FORK TRUCK. THE TANK GAUGE SHOWED FULL. EE SHUT OFF MAIN VALVE TO FILL TANK & SHUT OFF VALVE TO FORK TRUCK TANK. AS HE STARTED TO REMOVE FILL HOSE FROM FORK TR UCK TANK, PROPANE ESCAPED FROM PROPANE HOSE CONNECTION SQUIRTING INTO HIS EYE.

Source

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