HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Vulcan Construction Materials, L.P.
Start: 08/26/2011

220112490021 · 08/26/2011 · Vulcan Construction Materials, L.P.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Pumper
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.29 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Vulcan Materials Company
Operator: Vulcan Construction Materials, L.P.
Mine: 4700219

Narrative

Employee attempted to repair a piece of 3 1/2"" drill steel (used as grizzly bars) that broke off the static screen. Employee failed to secure the broken drill steel after placing it in its receiving saddle. The drill steel fell from its cradle resulting in a fractured and lacerated left index finger.

Source

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