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MACHINERY

220060200003 · 01/17/2006 · Lafarge North America

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Over-exertion NEC
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Hand tools (powered)
Injury source
DRIL-PRCUSV,HRD ROC,JKHMR
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
ELBOW
Days lost
0
Mine experience
9.75 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Lafarge S A
Operator
Lafarge North America
Mine
3300069

Narrative

Employee was using a jackhammer to break away chunks on the silo's cone. When some chunks broke loose it pivoted the jackhammer upward snapping Tracy's arm upward. It appeared the right elbow was hyper-extended.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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