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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220031070012 · 02/07/2003 · Texas Lehigh Cement Company LP

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Welder (shop)
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
WRENCH
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
—
Mine experience
1.34 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Eagle Materials Inc & Heidelberger Zement Ag
Operator
Texas Lehigh Cement Company LP
Mine
4102781

Narrative

EE & COWORKER WERE TIGHTENING LOCKNUTS ON THE PUSH BOLTS FOR THE COAL MILL ROLLER ADJUSTMENTS. EE WAS HOLDING A LARGE HAMMER WRENCH ON LOCKNUT WHILE COWORKER HIT IT W/SLEDGEHAMMER. THE WRENCH IS OPEN END TYPE, 40"" LONG. IT WAS BEING HELD BY EE'S LT HAND SO IT WOULDN'T COME OFF THE NUT. WHEN THE SLEDGEHAMMER HIT THE WRENCH IT PIVOTED SIDEWAYS & PINCHED EE'S FINGER AGAINST MILL BODY.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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