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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220190600029 · 02/21/2019 · Texas Lehigh Cement Company LP

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Welder (shop)
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
1.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Eagle Materials Inc & Heidelberger Zement Ag
Operator
Texas Lehigh Cement Company LP
Mine
4102781

Narrative

Employee was using a five-foot long pry bar on a support tab to help move the finish mill feed chute. The chute was wedged between two 6 inch I-beams. While applying pressure on the bar the chute shifted and the bar slipped and struck the employee on the right side rib. Employees left middle finger was impacted, between the bar and one of the 6 inch I-beams.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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