HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at National Cement Co. of AL., Inc.
Start: 10/26/2020

220203020035 · 10/26/2020 · National Cement Co. of AL., Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Carpenter
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Vicat S A
Operator: National Cement Co. of AL., Inc.
Mine: 0100027

Narrative

Employee was manually lifting mast of light tower via crank mechanism. Safety latch on crank mechanism broke while employee was attempting to adjust grip. Upon the latch breaking crank handle spun at a high speed and struck employee's left hand as employee attempted to bring it under control.

Source

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