HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lehigh Southwest Cement
Start: 12/03/2004

220043550064 · 12/03/2004 · Lehigh Southwest Cement

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Welding or cutting
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost: 5
Mine experience: 5.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator: Lehigh Southwest Cement
Mine: 0400196

Narrative

EE & COWORKER WERE WORKING USING A CUTTING TORCH TO REMOVE SUPPORT PIPE. PIPE WAS HEAVIER THAN ANTICIPATED, SLIPPING THROUGH COWORKER'S GLOVES AND HITTING EE ON THE FOOT. (EE WAS HOLDING THE CUTTING TORCH. PIPE WEIGHED APPROX. 12 LBS.)

Source

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