HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lehigh Southwest Cement Company
Start: 07/25/2002

220022240072 · 07/25/2002 · Lehigh Southwest Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion NEC
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Hang or reposition tubing
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 13.17 years

Operator

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

Narrative

TAKEDOWN & WRAPUP OF 6-750MCM WIRES AT I.D. FAN; EMPLOYEE HELD WIRE TO PROTECT MAN ON LADDER FROM GETTING KNOCKED OVER; WHEN WIRE WAS CUT DOWN, EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO HOLD WIRE FROM HITTING LAD DER. EMPLOYEE FOLLOWED IT DOWN TO THE GROUND, CAUSING HIM TO BEND OVER AT THE WAIST, STRAINING HIS BACK.

Source

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