MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Lafarge Building Materials Incorporated
Start: 07/10/2015

220151950010 · 07/10/2015 · Lafarge Building Materials Incorporated

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Blow gun, Airlance
Injury source: HAND TOOLS,POWERED,NEC
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost: 2
Mine experience: 9.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Holcim Ltd
Operator: Lafarge Building Materials Incorporated
Mine: 3000006

Narrative

EE was using an air lance to clean the grizzly at the discharge of K2 coal belt when the steel tube unthreaded itself from the ball valve installed after the Chicago fitting. EE attempted to pinch the air hose but was struck on the rt. forearm by the air stream receiving a high pressure air wound. EE was transported to a local medical center for treatment and observation.

Source

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