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MACHINERY

220053360063 · 11/21/2005 · River Cement Company dba Buzzi Unicem USA

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Outside foreman, Leadman
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
CHUTE & SLIDE-CONVYR HOPR
Nature of injury
UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
69
Mine experience
6 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Buzzi S p A
Operator
River Cement Company dba Buzzi Unicem USA
Mine
2300188

Narrative

4 EMPLOYEES WERE DUMPING WASTE INTO THE CHUTE FROM THE UPPER FLOOR LEVEL. THE CHUTE BECAME BLOCKED WITH PRODUCT. THE INJURED PARTY WENT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CHUTE TO DISLODGE THE PRODUCT AND IN THE PROCESS THE CHUTE FELL WITH A PART OF THE CHUTE HITTING THE EMPLOYEE.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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