HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Essroc Cement Corporation
Start: 03/16/2015

220150860019 · 03/16/2015 · Essroc Cement Corporation

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 20.19 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Italcementi Spa
Operator: Essroc Cement Corporation
Mine: 3600136

Narrative

Employee was tapping cement and a lump got stuck in the valve at the bottom of the silo. The lump went through the valve in to the rotary screw causing the screw to jump violently. As the screw jumped, it cause a small piece of pipe that was resting on top of the screw cover to bound down on the employees LT foot.

Source

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