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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220000100041 · 01/05/2000 · Beck Sand & Gravel, Inc.

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
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HEAD,NEC
Days lost
Mine experience
2.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Rodney Wenrich
Operator
Beck Sand & Gravel, Inc.
Mine
3301401

Narrative

TWO MINERS WERE REMOVING A BROKEN CABLE ON A DRAGLINE BUCKET. THE BUCKET AND LINAGE WERE LOCATED ON LEVEL GROUND IN COOL WEATHER CONDITIONS. A CABLE WEDGE WAS BEING DRIVEN OUT OF THE PULL BAIL SOCKET IN WITH A PIN & 10# HAMMER. THE INJURED MINER WAS STRUCK ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE WITH THE HAMMER AS HE LEANED IN TO CHECK THE WEDGE AT THE SAME TIME THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE PIN.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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