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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220001010129 · 04/05/2000 · —

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
—
Mine experience
22.76 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
—
Operator
—
Mine
4102776

Narrative

THE INJURED WAS ASSISTING THE REMOVAL OF A PITMAN ARM. ANOTHER EE WAS USING A SLEDGEHAMMER TO REMOVE THE ARM. WHEN THE ARM STARTED COMING OFF, THE INJURED REPOSITIONED HIS HAND BECAUSE HE THOU GHT THE ARM WAS TOO HEAVY FOR ANOTHER EE HOLDING THE ARM. THE EE WITH THE SLEDGEHAMMER HIT HIS FINGER.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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