STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Name: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT at Suwannee American Cement, LLC
Start: 04/14/2003

220031140035 · 04/14/2003 · Suwannee American Cement, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 0.3 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Joseph H Anderson
Operator: Suwannee American Cement, LLC
Mine: 0801318

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON TOP OF AN INSULATED BAG HOUSE. HE WAS KNEELING ON THE OUTER METAL SKIN. ONE OF THE GALVANIZED TABS WHICH HOLDS THE INSULATION IN PLACE UNDER THE SKIN HAD APPARENTLY BEE N CUT OFF SHORT INSTEAD OF BENT OVER DURING CONSTRUCTION. THIS SHORT METAL SPIKE PUNCTURED THE OUTER SKIN WHERE THE EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING AND ENTERED HIS KNEE UP UNDER THE KNEECAP.

Source

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