HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Black Hills Bentonite-A Limited Liability Co
Start: 05/03/2000

220001320042 · 05/03/2000 · Black Hills Bentonite-A Limited Liability Co

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: WRIST
Days lost: 92
Mine experience: 0.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Thomas A Thorson
Operator: Black Hills Bentonite-A Limited Liability Co
Mine: 4800987

Narrative

THE EE WAS CLOSING RAILCAR HOPPER BOTTOM DOOR WITH AN IRON ROD. THE DOOR WAS BENT, REQUIRING ADDITIONAL FORCE, WHICH CAUSED THE BAR TO SLIP OUT OF THE GEAR DRIVE, ALLOWING IT TO SPRING BACK AN D STRIKE THE WRIST. HE WAITED TWO DAYS BEFORE HAVING IT XRAYED, WHICH REVEALED THE WRIST WAS BROKEN. ESTIMATED TIME OF RECOVERY IS 6 WEEKS.

Source

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