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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220130730026 · 02/28/2013 · Cemex Southeast LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
22.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Cemex S A
Operator
Cemex Southeast LLC
Mine
0900053

Narrative

Injured was installing a door on #5 finish mill feed elevator. This door is secured with a top retaining bar. One side of the retainer was secured and the other side could not be because the door was not in correct position. Injured moved door and this caused the unsecured side of bar to swing down causing it to contact his left thumb. This resulted in a fracture.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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