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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220013510025 · 11/28/2001 · Lehigh Southwest Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Welder (shop)
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
HEAD,NEC
Days lost
Mine experience
12.05 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator
Lehigh Southwest Cement Company
Mine
0400034

Narrative

TWO MECHANICS WERE STRAIGHTING THE GLANGE ON A COOLER TUBE ELBOW. OUR MECHANIC WAS USING A ROSEDUB TO HEAT THE FLONGE AND THE OTHER MECHANIC WAS STRIKING IT WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. WHEN STRIKING THE GLANGE THE HAMMER HAD DID NOT CATCH THE FLANGE FULLY AND CONTINUED THE SWING AROUND AND STRUCK THE OTHER MECHNAIC WHO WAS STANDING TOO CLOSE IN THE FOREHEAD. HE RECEIVED A LACERATION CONTU

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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