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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220023080038 · 10/20/2002 · Carolina Stalite Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
Occupation
Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
—
Mine experience
8.3 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Frances H Johnson
Operator
Carolina Stalite Company
Mine
3100136

Narrative

EE WAS DOWN AT THE LOWER END (SHIPPING) DRIVING A GROUND ROD (ELECTRICAL)INTO THE GROUND. AS HE ALMOST WAS COMPLETE WITH HIS TASK, HE MISSED THE ROD WITH THE SLEDGE HAMMER AND STRAINED HIS LEF T LUMBAR AREA.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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