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MACHINERY

220021270027 · 05/01/2002 · Specialty Minerals Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Over-exertion NEC
Occupation
Electrician, Lineman
Activity
Hand tools (powered)
Injury source
DRIL-PRCUSV,HRD ROC,JKHMR
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
—
Mine experience
2.8 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Minerals Technologies Inc
Operator
Specialty Minerals Inc
Mine
0400219

Narrative

EE USING HAND DRILL TO DRILL HOLE IN STEEL. DRILL BIT CAUGHT ON WELD AFTER MAKING HOLE. DRILL TWISTED OUT OF EE'S HAND AND STRAINED MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND MIDDLE FINGER BECAME SLIGHTLY SW OLLEN BY NEXT DAY. SENT EE TO MD WHERE HAND WAS WAS EXAMINED. EE RELEASED TO MODIFIED DUTY LIMITED USE OF RIGHT HAND FOR ONE WEEK.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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