FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
Start: 08/17/2011

220112350010 · 08/17/2011 · Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Power shovel, Dragline
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 36
Mine experience: 2.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Vulcan Materials Company
Operator: Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
Mine: 0103262

Narrative

EE was operating an excavator in the pit constructing a catch berm. Rocks fell from the wall and struck the employee on the knee. The accident resulted in a broken knee cap and lacerations to his right leg.

Source

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