STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Name: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT at Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
Start: 04/08/2014

220141000021 · 04/08/2014 · Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Blaster, Shooter, Shotfirer, Explosive worker, Powder gang/monkey
Activity: Getting on or off equipment
Injury source: UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 62
Mine experience: 1.58 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Vulcan Materials Company
Operator: Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
Mine: 4000849

Narrative

Injured employee was accessing the Komastu PC 270 trackhoe. He used his right foot on the crawler step and placed his left foot on top of the track. When he placed weight on his left foot, his left knee extended outward to the left resulting in a strain.

Source

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