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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220011900024 · 06/12/2001 · Central City Synfuel

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost
68
Mine experience
0.61 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
William J West
Operator
Central City Synfuel
Mine
3608747

Narrative

EMPLOYEE PROPPED FOOT UP ON END OF BRIQUET MACHINE BOLT TO HOLD THE BASE IN PLACE WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HAMMERED THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MACHINE TO LOOSEN A BOLT. THE SLEDGE HAMMER GAVE A VIBRA TION TO THE BASE TO WHICH HE HAD HIS FOOT PROPPED UP ON.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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