HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Heidelberg Materials US Cement LLC
Start: 08/20/2003

220032900004 · 08/20/2003 · Heidelberg Materials US Cement LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: DOORS,INCL UG VENTILATION
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 14.3 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator: Heidelberg Materials US Cement LLC
Mine: 1800017

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A 10""X8"" DOOR TO CLEAN OUT A CLOGGED CHUTE. STEEL DOOR IS HELD IN PLACE WITH HANDLES AND TABS. HE LOOSENED DOOR AND WHEN HE PULLED IT OUT, THE WEIGHT OF THE DOOR WAS MORE THAN HE EXPECTED AND IT DROPPED SEVERAL INCHES, PINCHING HIS FINGER AGAINST AN ADJACENT STEEL BEAM. THE IMPACT CAUSED BRUISING AND FRACTURE OF HIS RIGHT FOURTH FINGER. DOOR HAS BEEN MODIFIED.

Source

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