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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220031680067 · 06/05/2003 · Tarmac Florida Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
Occupation
Truck driver
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
0.82 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Titan Cement International S A
Operator
Tarmac Florida Inc
Mine
0800931

Narrative

NIGHT, UNEVEN FLOOR, SOME MUD. EE WAS CHECKING LOCKS ON EMPTY HOPPERS AND STRIKING THEM WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER WHILE THE RAILCARS PASSED BY. AS HE SWUNG THE HAMMER, HE MISSED THE LOCK & TWISTED HIS BACK.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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