HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Solvay Chemicals, Inc
Start: 02/21/2005

220050680003 · 02/21/2005 · Solvay Chemicals, Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
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: 38
Mine experience: 9.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Solvay S A
Operator: Solvay Chemicals, Inc
Mine: 4801295

Narrative

Employee was using a sledge hammer to unplug BF-56. A 4 inch piece of steel was protruding from the bag house. His finger hit that steel before the hammer hit the side of the bag house. On 3/1/05 he had surgery to his fractured finger.

Source

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