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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220051740002 · 06/20/2005 · Essroc Cement Corp

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part
HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
14 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Italcementi Spa
Operator
Essroc Cement Corp
Mine
1200065

Narrative

Employee was pulling a 4"" corrugated plastic pipe with a blunt end steel pipe attached to the end across a catwalk with floor grating. The pipe was caught on the floor grating, and when he pulled it towards himself it jumped, and he was expecting more resistance, but the pipe came back hard, and hit himself with the pipe in the goin (scrotum) area.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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