HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Cemex de Puerto Rico
Start: 05/02/2007

220071360026 · 05/02/2007 · Cemex de Puerto Rico

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation: Quality control technician, Laboratory technician, Laboratory assistant
Activity: Walking, Running
Injury source: PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost: 55
Mine experience: 0.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Cemex S A
Operator: Cemex de Puerto Rico
Mine: 5400001

Narrative

Three employees were dislodging the terciary air duct at the second floor of the Preheater Tower. When they opened the duct gate hot material flushed away. At the same time EE was passing underneath the duct when the hot material reached his feet.

Source

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