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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220170620001 · 01/31/2017 · Lehigh Cement Company, LLC

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
Getting on or off equipment
Injury source
BRICK,CERAMIC
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
2 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator
Lehigh Cement Company, LLC
Mine
3600166

Narrative

Employee was working on the Kiln performing re-bricking. When stepped down to retrieve a hammer a refractory brick came loose and struck ee in the lower back. Incident became reportable when the employee received an epidural shot to lower back on 2/22/17

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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