MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Lafarge Aggregates Southeast
Start: 04/25/2008

220081210001 · 04/25/2008 · Lafarge Aggregates Southeast

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Grinding
Injury source: ABRAS STONE,WHEEL GRINDER
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 23.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Lafarge S A
Operator: Lafarge Aggregates Southeast
Mine: 0900899

Narrative

At approximately 9:30 pm the EE was repairing laces in the #7 belt using a die grinder to cut the laces. The trigger on the die grinder stuck in the on position and wouldn't release. Upon reaching around to unplug the grinder, it dropped down, struck, and lacerated his left knee.

Source

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