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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220031220016 · 04/24/2003 · Lehigh Northeast Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Welder (shop)
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
WRENCH
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
—
Mine experience
17.57 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Dyckerhoff & Heidelberger Zement Ag
Operator
Lehigh Northeast Cement Company
Mine
3000585

Narrative

THE EE WAS USING A CHAIN WRENCH TO HOLD THE #3 FAN FROM ROTATING, WHILE A SHEAVE ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED AND HEAT SLINGER INSTALLED. WHILE REMOVING THE WRENCH THE BACK FLOW PRESSURE FROM THE C OOLER CAUSED THE FAN TO ROTATE AND THE WRENCH PINCHED THE EE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH HANDLE AND FAN BASE.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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