# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220211190020` · 04/26/2021 · CEMEX Construction Materials Florida, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
- **Activity:** Hand tools (powered)
- **Injury source:** HAND TOOLS,POWERED,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
- **Body part:** CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.48 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Cemex S A
- **Operator:** CEMEX Construction Materials Florida, LLC
- **Mine:** [0800046](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0800046)
## Narrative

The employee was water blasting the Preheater tower at the microwave level, when material falling in the lower riser hit the lance causing it to rollback hitting employee's chest area. Employee was using all pertaining PPE and after medical evaluation and CT scan results was diagnosed with contusion in the front wall of thorax. 

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