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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220011620114 · 06/05/2001 · ASARCO LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
62
Mine experience
12.21 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Grupo Mexico S A B de C V
Operator
ASARCO LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company
Mine
0200135

Narrative

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A LINER BOLT BY HAND A CO-WORKER ATTEMPTED TO LOOSEN THE SAME LINER BOLT WITH A HAMMER. IN DOING SO, HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HAMMER AND BOLT. THE RESULTAN T INJURY CAUSED A LACERATION/ FRACTURE TO THAT FINGER.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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