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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220012470034 · 08/29/2001 · U S Borax Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
JACKS-MECH,HYDRL,AIR,ETC
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
39
Mine experience
23.13 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Rio Tinto Group
Operator
U S Borax Inc
Mine
0400743

Narrative

THE EE STATES HE WAS POSITIONING A STAY-JACK UNDER A VEHICLE AND THE ADJUSTABLE POST WAS JARRED OUT OF THE LOCKED POSITION. THE STEM SLID DOWN INTO THE STAND HOUSING PINCHING HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE STEM AND THE HOUSING RESULTING IN A FRACTURED THUMB AND NAIL AVULSION.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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