HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Ash Grove Cement Company
Start: 03/18/2013

220141390047 · 03/18/2013 · Ash Grove Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 10.85 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Ash Grove Cement Company
Operator: Ash Grove Cement Company
Mine: 2400015

Narrative

While loading a rail car out of silo 12 the pulley system that raises and lowers the spout, came off of the sheave. The employee reached out between the top and mid rail to pull the cable back into the sheave, in doing so the tension was released dropping the spout. He suffered abrasions, lacerations, and swelling to his right hand

Source

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