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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220180850008 · 03/21/2018 · Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Getting on or off equipment
Injury source
RBR,GLS,PLSTC,FIBRGLS,FAB
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
UPPER ARM/HUMERUS
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Vulcan Materials Company
Operator
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
Mine
4000020

Narrative

Employee removed plastic trim to try and fix an intermittently working windshield wiper on a dozer. In removing the plastic, a section broke off. Employee was going to set the piece outside of the dozer, and while exiting the machinery EE hit the dashboard with the trim and the sharp edge penetrated through EE's shirt and stuck EE in EE's right arm just below EE's bicep.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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