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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220013170131 · 11/05/2001 · Heritage Aggregates, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
—
Mine experience
5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
The Heritage Group
Operator
Heritage Aggregates, LLC
Mine
1200016

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE BIN. THE BIN HAD BRIDGED UP AND EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING THE SIDE OF THE BIN WITH A HAMMER. EMPLOYEE HIT THE CROSS-BRACE OF THE BIN WITH THUMB & SMASHED HIS RIGHT THUMB WITH THE HAMMER HANDLE. SIX SUTURES WERE TAKEN & HE WAS RESTRICTED.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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