HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Acme Building Brands
Start: 12/01/2001

220013650006 · 12/01/2001 · Acme Building Brands

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Over-exertion NEC
Occupation: Miner, NEC
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 6.03 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Berkshire Hathaway Inc
Operator: Acme Building Brands
Mine: 4101344

Narrative

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING OUTSIDE IN THE PIT ON A CLEAR WARM DAY. HE WAS SWINGING AN 8 LB SLEDGEHAMMER TO REMOVE WEDGES FROM A CUT BLOCK OF STONE. 15 MINUTES AFTER LUNCH HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK HITTING THE WEDGES WITH THE SLEDGEHAMMER.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown