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MACHINERY

220171000004 · 02/28/2017 · Lehigh Southwest Cement Co.

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by powered moving object
Occupation
Assayer, Geologist, Metallurgist, Engineer, Engineer management
Activity
Hand tools (powered)
Injury source
HAND TOOLS,POWERED,NEC
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
21 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Injured employee was flying a drone for end of month inventory activities. While landing the drone was blown off course and employee tried to catch it by one of the landing legs when employee made contact with one of the propellers causing cuts to two fingers on employee's right hand that required butterfly stitches to close.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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