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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220231870008 · 07/03/2023 · CEMEX Construction Materials South, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
KNIFE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
THIGH/FEMUR
Days lost
0
Mine experience
4.85 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Cemex S A
Operator
CEMEX Construction Materials South, LLC
Mine
4100994

Narrative

Employee was cutting the old rubber endcaps off of the spray bars at the Wash Plant. While cutting one of them, the retractable-blade utility knife they were using slipped off the rubber and contacted their left inner thigh. This caused a laceration about 1 inch long and 1 inch deep. 3 Sutures required.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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