HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lhoist North America of Virginia, Inc.
Start: 07/06/2022

220221890006 · 07/06/2022 · Lhoist North America of Virginia, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: WOOD ITEMS,NEC
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 20.85 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Lhoist Group
Operator: Lhoist North America of Virginia, Inc.
Mine: 4400082

Narrative

Two Maintenance Technicians were unloading 8 X 8 X 48 long Treated lumber wood blocks for the track pedestrian crossing. They were sliding blocks out of the back of a pickup, when one of the blocks slipped out of the grip of the injured EE. The block fell onto their right thumb. The injured EE went to the ER and diagnosed with a hairline fracture of the first digit of the thumb.

Source

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