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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220000560041 · 02/15/2000 · Coos Bay Timber Operators Inc

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Over-exertion NEC
Occupation
Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
ABDOMEN/INTERNAL ORGANS
Days lost
Mine experience
35 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
David G Gould; Donna L Gould
Operator
Coos Bay Timber Operators Inc
Mine
3501019

Narrative

EE WAS CHANGING TIRE THUMB ATTACHMENT ON JD 790 EXC. HE WAS HAMMERING THE PIN THROUGH THAT WOULDSECURE IT IN PLACE. THE TWO PARTS WERE NOT COMPLETELY ALIGNED AND THE IMPACT WITH THE BACK END O F THE AX HEAD RESULTED IN STRESS TO THE MUSCLES OF THE ABDOMEN.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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