MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Arcosa Specialty Mtls
Start: 08/07/2019

220192280009 · 08/07/2019 · Arcosa Specialty Mtls

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation: Miner, Prospector, NEC
Activity: Grinding
Injury source: ABRAS STONE,WHEEL GRINDER
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: THIGH/FEMUR
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 6 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Arcosa, Inc
Operator: Arcosa Specialty Mtls
Mine: 2600668

Narrative

EE was removing the screw cover for the bag house screw. After removing the bolts the EE discovered there was a tack tac weld. The EE took a 6"" angle grinder to remove the weld as the wheel contacted the weld it kicked back striking the EE in the Right thigh causing a laceration.

Source

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