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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220021980018 · 07/15/2002 · Gouverneur Talc Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
WRENCH
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
19
Mine experience
11.57 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
R T Vanderbilt Company Inc
Operator
Gouverneur Talc Company Inc
Mine
3000610

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MILLWRIGHT TAKE UP NO.1 CRUSHER USING A 1-1/2' WRENCH TO LOOSEN 3"" NUTS ON CRUSHER. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO LOOSEN THE NUT TWO TIMES WITHOUT MOVING NUT. ON THIRD TIME NUT RELEAS ED CAUSING LEFT THUMB TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN WRENCH AND 8"" PIPE.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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