HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Tower Rock Stone Company
Start: 10/31/2001

220020220154 · 10/31/2001 · Tower Rock Stone 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: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 2.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Jay E Luhr; Michael Luhr
Operator: Tower Rock Stone Company
Mine: 2300781

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASING THE BRAKE ON THE LOWER RAMP SHORE WIRE (HEAD END) AND THE BRAKE RELEASED IMPROPERLY ALLOWING THE HAND WHEEL TO SPIN RAPIDLY. THE WHEEL CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND AND CAUSED A LACERATION AND A FRACTURE TO THE RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. EE WAS ALLOWED TO WORK. REPORTABLE FOR FRACTURE AND MEDICAL TREATMENT.

Source

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