# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220091070022` · 03/26/2009 · Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Occupation:** Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
- **Activity:** Welding or cutting
- **Injury source:** MOLTEN METAL
- **Nature of injury:** BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
- **Body part:** ELBOW
- **Days lost:** 2
- **Mine experience:** 3.27 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Heidelberg Materials AG
- **Operator:** Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest Inc
- **Mine:** [0405564](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0405564)
## Narrative

Employee was overhead welding a cross brace in the wet screen when hot slag dripped into the gap of his long sleeve shirt where it buttons at the wrist and it gave him 2 small burns on his left elbow.  The small burns developed into an  infection which resulted in lost time because employee did not report the incident to his supervisor until 4/14/2009

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*