HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lafarge North America Inc
Start: 01/25/2008

220080310012 · 01/25/2008 · Lafarge North America Inc

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Office and lab work, Clerical
Injury source: RBR,GLS,PLSTC,FIBRGLS,FAB
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 8.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Lafarge S A
Operator: Lafarge North America Inc
Mine: 4500805

Narrative

An employee was attempting to push a glass tube through a hole in a rubber stopper (tube has a 90 degree bend in it). When pressure was applied to the tube, the tube broke at the bend. The employee's hand slid down and was cut on the broken glass tube that was sticking out of the stopper.

Source

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