HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lafarge Building Materials Incorporated
Start: 04/02/2003

220031040095 · 04/02/2003 · Lafarge Building Materials Incorporated

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: KILN PROD,INC BLDUP,REMOV
Nature of injury: BURN,CHEMICL-FUME,COMPOUN
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 8
Mine experience: 9 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Lafarge S A
Operator: Lafarge Building Materials Incorporated
Mine: 0100629

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING RISER CLEANING IN THE PREHEATER TOWER WITH A CO-WORKER. THE CO-WORKER HAD REQUIRED PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT BUT EE DID NOT WEAR HIS. EE OPENED A PORT AND THEN MANUALLY FIRE D AN AIR CANNON WHICH BLEW HOT DUST ON HIM. HE VIOLATED EVERY SAFETY RULE IN THE JOB FOR TOWER CLEANING.

Source

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