# HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
> MSHA accident `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:** Rio Tinto Group
- **Operator:** U S Borax Inc
- **Mine:** [0400743](https://api.ai-analytics.org/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.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*