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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220062140009 · 07/31/2006 · Lafarge West Incorporated

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
THIGH/FEMUR
Days lost
111
Mine experience
8 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Lafarge S A
Operator
Lafarge West Incorporated
Mine
0503821

Narrative

Performing maintenance on a cone crusher. The head was being lifted, a weld broke causing the cone to fall and strike the employee's leg.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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