HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lehigh Cement Company
Start: 01/08/2004

220040120061 · 01/08/2004 · Lehigh Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 143
Mine experience: 3.53 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator: Lehigh Cement Company
Mine: 1800341

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS AT BELT 18 CONVEYOR HEAD PULLEY PREPARING TO CLEAN THE MAGNET THAT COLLECTS METAL COMING OFF BELT. EE DROPPED PLATE DOWN TO POSITION TRAY UNDER MAGNET. WHILE POSITIONING TRAY, PLA TE WENT TO DROP & EE REACTED BY GRABBING THE PLATE & DOING SO USED HIS HAND TO GRAB PLATE, HIS HAND STRUCK BELT ON HEAD PULLEY AND EDGE OF PLATE WHICH SLICED HIS RIGHT THUMB.

Source

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