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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220020980033 · 03/30/2002 · Syar Industries Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Miner, NEC
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost
63
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
James M Syar
Operator
Syar Industries Inc
Mine
0401848

Narrative

EE WAS USING A FENCE POST HAMMER TO INSTALL A GRUND ROD AT A PORTABLE FEEDER. WHILE DRIVING THE GROUND ROD, HE LIFTED THE HAMMER TOO HIGH AND ON THE NEXT STROKE MISSED THE ROD AND LET THE HAMM ER FALL ON HIS FOOT.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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