HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Amrize West Central Inc.
Start: 08/03/2023

220232200011 · 08/03/2023 · Amrize West Central Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury: UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.58 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Holcim Ltd
Operator: Amrize West Central Inc.
Mine: 0504332

Narrative

Approximately 6:05 AM the employee was unlocking the gate to the entrance of the pit. The employee inadvertently stepped on one end of the chain and as they pushed the gate forward it caused the other end of the chain to uncoil and whip around the gate striking the employee in the nose/eye area.

Source

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