HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
Start: 09/18/2002

220022730105 · 09/18/2002 · Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 14
Mine experience: 11 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Legacy Vulcan Corp (Form:Vulcan Materials Co)
Operator: Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
Mine: 4400136

Narrative

EE WAS REPLACING THE BACK, RIGHT FEEDER BOLT ON THE SYNTRON FEEDER. A COME-ALONG WAS BEING USED: ONE HOOK ATTACHED TO A CLEVIS ON THE FEEDER, THE OTHER HOOK ATTACHED TO THE FEEDER ROOF HANGER BOLT. EE WAS HAND-TIGHTENING THE FEEDER BOLT WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS LIFTING WITH THE COME-ALONG. THE FEEDER ROOF HANGER BOLT BROKE CAUSING THE SPRING CLUSTER TO FALL. HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT IN IT.

Source

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