HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Giant Cement Company
Start: 06/09/2025

220251640018 · 06/09/2025 · Giant Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 0.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator: Giant Cement Company
Mine: 3800007

Narrative

The employee was lowering a coil of hose from on top of a silo to the ground using rope. the weight of the hose caused the employee to lose grip on the rope momentarily. When the employee regained grip on the rope, they hit their right thumb on a guardrail causing the injury.

Source

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