HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Rinker Materials Corp
Start: 06/18/2002

220021750077 · 06/18/2002 · Rinker Materials Corp

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury: CONCUSSION-BRAIN,CEREBRAL
Body part: BRAIN
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 21.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): CSR Ltd
Operator: Rinker Materials Corp
Mine: 0800046

Narrative

EE WAS HEATING UP COUPLING WITH A ROSE BUD TORCH SO THAT THE COUPLING COULD BE REMOVED. 2 OTHER EES WERE STRIKING THE COUPLING WITH 20# DEAD BLOW MALLETS. ONE OF THE MALLETS GLANCED OFF OF THE COUPLING STRIKING EE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE.

Source

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