HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Cemex de Puerto Rico
Start: 09/08/2003

220032650086 · 09/08/2003 · Cemex de Puerto Rico

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: KNIFE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 7
Mine experience: 6.9 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Cemex S A
Operator: Cemex de Puerto Rico
Mine: 5400001

Narrative

EE WAS CUTTING BRUSH WEEDS WITH A MACHETE IN OUR TREE BREEDING AREA. DURING ONE OF HIS SWINGS OF THE MACHETE IT GOT STUCK WITH SOME OF THE BRUSH. WHEN HE PULLED BACK HE ACCIDENTLY HIT THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND, NEAR HIS MIDDLE FINGER, WITH THE BLUNT SIDE OF THE MACHETE CAUSING AN OPEN WOUND.

Source

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