MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P.
Start: 06/17/2005

220051790017 · 06/17/2005 · Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P.

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Grinding
Injury source: ABRAS STONE,WHEEL GRINDER
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: ABDOMEN/INTERNAL ORGANS
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Legacy Vulcan Corp (Form:Vulcan Materials Co)
Operator: Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P.
Mine: 1102017

Narrative

Employee was using a pnuematic sanding tool to grind with. He was using a grinding disk. The sanding tool was rated at a speed of 22,000 rpm, the disk was rated at 13,000 rpm. The disk blew apart and a piece of the disk cut his abdomen requiring 3 sutures.

Source

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