HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lehigh Northeast Cement Company
Start: 07/09/2002

220021960098 · 07/09/2002 · Lehigh Northeast Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: HEAD,NEC
Days lost: 8
Mine experience: 0.03 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Dyckerhoff & Heidelberger Zement Ag
Operator: Lehigh Northeast Cement Company
Mine: 3000585

Narrative

THE EE WAS HELPING TO CLEAR A PLUGGED FASTVAC LINE IN THE FINISH MILL BUILDING. THE EE'S PARTNER DROPPED A 3 1/2"" STEEL BALL THROUGH THE PIPE TO CLEAR THE BLOCKAGE. WHEN THE STEEL BALL DISCHAR GED THE LOWER END OF THE PIPE, IT HIT EE IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD.

Source

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