HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at The N. C. Granite Corp
Start: 08/31/2011

220112500032 · 08/31/2011 · The N. C. Granite Corp

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Stone finishing and sizing personnel, Stone/Rock cut/Polish/Saw operator, Splitter, Cutter, Trimmer
Activity: Handling coal, Rock, Ore
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
Days lost: 2
Mine experience: 3.98 years

Operator

Controller (parent): William Swift
Operator: The N. C. Granite Corp
Mine: 3100037

Narrative

The employee was removing a piece of waste granite from a saw cart using a steel lifting cable. The employee put pressure on the waste piece with a pry bar to allow the lifting cable to go around the waste piece. As he applied pressure a piece of the waste slab broke off and fell striking the employee on the left shoulder causing an abrasion and laceration.

Source

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