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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220013390009 · 11/24/2001 · Lehigh Portland Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
WRENCH
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
—
Mine experience
1.71 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Mine
1200063

Narrative

THE EE WAS CHANGING A LINE BLIND VALVE AT SILO #44 USING A TORQUE WRENCH. WHILE TIGHTENING THE TOP BOLT ON THE VALVE, THE TORQUE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF THE BOLT HEAD WHICH CAUSED THE EE'S LEFT HAND LITTLE FINGER TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TORQUE WRENCH AND THE 8"" CEMENT LINE CAUSING A LACERATION AND FRACTURED BONE. THE LACERATION REQUIRED EIGHT STITCHES.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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