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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220002730006 · 09/18/2000 · Mountain Cement Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
—
Mine experience
5.05 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Eagle Materials Inc
Operator
Mountain Cement Company LLC
Mine
4800007

Narrative

EE WAS HAMMERING A SLIDE GATE INTO CLOSED POSITION WHEN THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE EDGE OF THE GATE. AS HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE GATE HAND WAS PULLED FORWARD AND LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS SMASHED BE TWEEN HANDLE OF HAMMER AND STTEL SLIDE GATE. EE WAS WEARING GLOVES WHILE USING HAMMER. EE REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOS WOUND AND LOST FINGERNAIL.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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