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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220103400014 · 11/12/2010 · United Rock Products Corp

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Barge/Boat/Dredge/Towbarge/Towboat/Leach operator, Riverman, Deck hand
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost
0
Mine experience
12.75 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Colas S A
Operator
United Rock Products Corp
Mine
0401763

Narrative

The employee was washing down the deck of the dredge with a water hose. As he through the hose down the valve on the nozzle hit the deck which caused the valve to open and the hose to whip around and the nozzle struck the employee's foot and caused a contusion.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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