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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220151880038 · 09/03/2014 · Lafarge North America

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Utility man, Shift tech, Service/Dump truck operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FACE, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost
0
Mine experience
9.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Lafarge S A
Operator
Lafarge North America
Mine
3600271

Narrative

EE removing build up from K2 stage four vessel. After several power shots a quantity of material fell into the stage four cone and became lodged in the discharge. EE was able to shift the piece of material with steel rod. As the material end of the bar EE was holding on to was forced up striking EE on the right side of the jaw. Laceration, fractured jaw and chipped teeth.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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