HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC
Start: 10/20/2011

220113040005 · 10/20/2011 · Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: THIGH/FEMUR
Days lost: 33
Mine experience: 21.35 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator: Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC
Mine: 0900721

Narrative

Employee was changing teeth on a 990-H loader and struck one of the teeth with a sledge hammer in an attempt to loosen the tooth. This caused a piece of metal to dislodge from the tooth striking the employee on the inside of his left leg approximately 4 inches above his knee. The metal penetrated his leg lacerating an artery.

Source

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