STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Name: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT at Lafarge North America
Start: 10/05/2007

220073020012 · 10/05/2007 · Lafarge North America

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation: Belt foreman, Maintenance foreman, Maintenance supervisor
Activity: Inspect equipment or mine
Injury source: KILN PROD,INC BLDUP,REMOV
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: ANKLE
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1.67 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Lafarge S A
Operator: Lafarge North America
Mine: 2000044

Narrative

Employee was on inspection walking down stairs to K19 clinker cooler drag tunnel when he stepped on 18"" of hot kiln feed dust. He immediately removed boot and sock and found top layer of skin above his right ankle peeled off. Applied burn spray, bandaged wound and sought medical treatment. Employee sustained 2nd degree burns to right ankle.

Source

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