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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220050940015 · 03/29/2005 · Lafarge Building Materials Incorporated

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Fall from piled material
Occupation
Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
FLOOR,WALKING SURF-NOT UG
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
4
Mine experience
28.98 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Lafarge S A
Operator
Lafarge Building Materials Incorporated
Mine
0100629

Narrative

EE climbed a forklift boom to get up on a 2-high stack of bagged masonry products to prevent a third level stack from spilling. EE was atop the stack without fall-arrest PPE and lost footing, falling and striking head on the backstop of the forklift and subsequently back and shoulder on the forks and floor.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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