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HOISTING

220131510020 · 05/29/2013 · Lehigh Southwest Cement Co.

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HOISTING
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Quality control technician, Laboratory technician, Laboratory assistant
Activity
Caging, Operate elevator
Injury source
ELEVATORS,CAGES,SKIPS,ETC
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
10.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator
Lehigh Southwest Cement Co.
Mine
0404075

Narrative

The employee was in an elevator with 2 other employees, traveling to the 3rd floor of the Main Service Building, when the elevator malfunctioned, and overtraveled past the 3rd floor landing, running into the top of the shaft. The elevator then dropped 3 to 4 ft. before stopping abruptly at the 3rd floor landing, causing a lower back strain.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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