HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Lehigh Southwest Cement Company
Start: 04/25/2001

220011490116 · 04/25/2001 · Lehigh Southwest Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury: ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID)
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Welder (shop)
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 20.53 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator: Lehigh Southwest Cement Company
Mine: 0400034

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A KNOCKER WRENCH WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND HAMMER IN HIS RIGHT. AS HE SWUNG THE HAMMER TO HIT THE WRENCH, IT MADE A GLANCING BLOW STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND. DIAGNOSED WITH CONTU SIONS TO THE 4TH AND 5TH DIGIT OF HIS RIGHT HAND.

Source

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