HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
Start: 07/01/2004

220041960041 · 07/01/2004 · Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 16.71 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Legacy Vulcan Corp (Form:Vulcan Materials Co)
Operator: Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
Mine: 4400152

Narrative

REPLACING BUCKET TEETH ON LOADER, ONCE THE PINS WERE REMOVED THE EMPLOYEE USED A SMALL SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK THE TEETH OFF. WHEN HE HIT THE TOOTH A SMALL PIECE OF METAL SPLINTERED FROM THE TOOTH. IT PUNCTURED AND LODGED INTO HIS RIGHT KNEE. THE WOUND WAS CLEANED AND DRESSED WITH A BANDAID. A WEEK LATER THE SITE BECAME PAINFULL AND SWOLLEN. HE WAS GIVEN ANTIBIOTICS.

Source

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