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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220011020005 · 03/31/2001 · Martin Marietta Aggregates

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
Occupation
Coal/ore shovel operator, Shoveler, Power shoveler
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
313
Mine experience
15.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Operator
Martin Marietta Aggregates
Mine
3102009

Narrative

OTHER EE, ANOTHER EE, AND EE WERE INT HE PROCESS OF TRYING TO KNOCK A WEDGE OUT OF A DRUM. OTHER WAS HOLDING A BAR ON THE WEDGE AND EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO HIT THE BAR. ON ABOUT THE TH IRD HIT EE GRAZED THE BAR CAUSING THE HAMMER TO SWING TOWARD OTHER. EE TRIED TO HOLD BACK THE SWING SO THAT HE WOULD NOT HIT OTHER. THIS CAUSE EE TO TWIST HIS BACK, RESULTING IN THE BACK INJU

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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