HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Texas Lehigh Cement Company LP
Start: 02/29/2004

220040680008 · 02/29/2004 · Texas Lehigh Cement Company LP

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: Welder (shop)
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 0.28 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Eagle Materials Inc & Heidelberger Zement Ag
Operator: Texas Lehigh Cement Company LP
Mine: 4102781

Narrative

INJURED WORKER WAS INSTALLING SECTIONS OF BACKING PLATES FOR THE FINISH MILL CENTER DIAPHRAGM. THE PIECE OF PLATE HE WAS HANDLING WAS APPROX. 14"" X 18"" X 1 1/2"" THICK. AS HE PLACED THE PLATE NEXT TO OTHER PLATES ALREADY IN PLACE AND SECURE AT KNEE HEIGHT, THE PLATE SHIFTED & SMASHED HIS RIGHT THUMB AGAINST AN ADJACENT PLATE. FRACTURED PROXIMAL BONE - SPLINT - WORK RESTRICTIONS.

Source

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