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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220041280018 · 04/08/2004 · Tennessee Aggregate Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
11 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
W T Ratliff Jr; Donna R Mc Allister
Operator
Tennessee Aggregate Company, LLC
Mine
4000016

Narrative

EE WAS CHANGING WEAR PLATES IN SAND SCREW. HE CUT BOLT HEADS OFF WITH TORCH AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THEM OUT WITH A HAMMER. HE WAS BRACING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND WHEN HE SWUNG THE HAMMER TO KNOCK THE BOLTS OUT OF ONE WEAR PLATE, IT GLANCED THE OTHER AND HIT HIS THUMB.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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