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MACHINERY

220081630025 · 06/04/2008 · River Cement Company dba Buzzi Unicem USA

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Walking, Running
Injury source
HAND TOOLS,POWERED,NEC
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Buzzi S p A
Operator
River Cement Company dba Buzzi Unicem USA
Mine
2300188

Narrative

Employee was walking through work area where another employee was cutting steel using a cut-off disk. While employee #2 was cutting the disk bound up and jumped out of cut and struck employee #1 in left knee. Cut required 4 sutures to close. Employee # 1 was likely too close to the operation.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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