HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lafarge North America
Start: 12/04/2003

220033440018 · 12/04/2003 · Lafarge North America

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Miner, NEC
Activity: Getting on or off equipment
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 32.26 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Lafarge S A
Operator: Lafarge North America
Mine: 1300125

Narrative

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE DOOR ON THE DRILLTEC D40K QUARRY DRILL FROM INSIDE THE CAB WHEN HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER GOT SMASHED IN THE DOOR. CO-WORKER WAS OUTSIDE THE DRILL AND PUSHED THE DO OR SHUT. INJURED DID NOT REALIZE THAT HE WAS GOING TO HELP HIM CLOSE THE DOOR AND HAD HIS HAND PLACED IMPROPERLY ON THE DOOR FRAME. THE DOOR ON THE DRILL IS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE.

Source

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