HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lehigh Southwest Cement Co.
Start: 08/20/2016

220162440025 · 08/20/2016 · Lehigh Southwest Cement Co.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: THIGH/FEMUR
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 7 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator: Lehigh Southwest Cement Co.
Mine: 0404075

Narrative

EE was working inside of 4GM1 (Horizontal Ball Mill) removing liners. A piece of metal fell from in between the liners striking the employee's right leg causing a laceration to the employee's inner thigh requiring 3 sutures to close.

Source

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