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MACHINERY

220160620010 · 03/01/2016 · Roanoke Cement Co., LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Electrician, Lineman
Activity
Electrical maintenance
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Titan Cement International S A
Operator
Roanoke Cement Co., LLC
Mine
4400068

Narrative

Electrician was working in a shallow trench tightening 2"" conduit, kneeling next to a ground wire. Backhoe operator, 25 feet away, snagged the ground wire with bucket, lifting the ground wire out of the ground and pinning the knee of the electrician against the ground wire and conduit. Knee strain with restrictions

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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