MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at South Bend Limestone Company
Start: 04/13/2004

220041100034 · 04/13/2004 · South Bend Limestone Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by powered moving object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Observe operations
Injury source: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: LOWER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost: 67
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): Darryl M Jacobs
Operator: South Bend Limestone Company
Mine: 3607879

Narrative

THE OPERATOR OF AN H-65 DEMAG EXCAVATOR WAS BEING DIRECTED INTO A MECHANIC'S SHED WHEN HE TRIED TO GET THE ATTENTION OF THE PERSON DIRECTING HIM, THE CONTRACTOR EE. THE OPERATOR LEANED OUT OF THE OPERATOR'S CAB TO TALK TO EE WHEN THE OPERATOR'S SWING CONTROL LEVER WAS ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED, CAUSING THE MACHINE TO SWING, HITTING EE ON THE LEG.

Source

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