HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Covia Solutions Inc.
Start: 02/20/2012

220120550039 · 02/20/2012 · Covia Solutions Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Move power cable
Injury source: TOWERS,POLES,ETC
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 37.81 years

Operator

Controller (parent): S C R-Sibelco Nv
Operator: Covia Solutions Inc.
Mine: 3400304

Narrative

Employee was re-hanging a power line onto an electrical pole. The employee raised the line approximately 2 inches to fasten the hanger on the power line to the insulator on the pole. As the employee raised the line a butt splice failed allowing the line to move pulling the employee into the pole fracturing his left collar bone.

Source

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