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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220021790002 · 06/26/2002 · W R Grace & Co.

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
THIGH/FEMUR
Days lost
Mine experience
15.32 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
W R Grace & Company
Operator
W R Grace & Co.
Mine
3800085

Narrative

EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE CHANGE BUCKET TEETH ON TRACK HOE 52B. 4 OF THE 6 TEETH CAME OFF WITH SOME EFFORT, THE LAST 2 WERE NOT COMING OFF EVEN WITH A LOT OF EFFORT, FOLLOWING PROPER MAINT PROCEDURES OF USING A HAMMER TO STRIKE THE TOOTHTO FREE THE PIN WAS USED. FRAGMENT FLEW OFF FROM THE TOOTH SOME DISTANCE FROM THE HAMMER STRIKE EE IN HIS LEFT THIGH.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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