HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at American Engineering & Construction
Start: 09/22/2003

220032870081 · 09/22/2003 · American Engineering & Construction

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: NOSE/NASAL PASSAGES/SINUS/SMELL
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Timothy P Smith
Operator: American Engineering & Construction
Mine: 1511704

Narrative

WHILE REMOVING GEAR FROM SHAFT. EE WERE USING 8# SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE PIN TO REMOVE GEAR. DURING THE PROCESS THE HAMMER END BROKE APART FROM THE HANDLE, STRIKING SUBJECT IN THE NOSE AREA OF HIS FACE. SUBJECT TREATED FOR BROKEN NOSE.

Source

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