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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220050760063 · 03/10/2005 · Eland Construction, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
JACKS-MECH,HYDRL,AIR,ETC
Nature of injury
OTHER INJURY,NEC
Body part
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.21 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Martin A Steiner
Operator
Eland Construction, Inc.
Mine
0405617

Narrative

While trying to release the jammed cone, using cribbing and a bottle jack placed between the cone deck and the upper assembly of the cone, when pressure was applied to the jack the top end of the jack slipped out from the upper assembly causing the jack to fly out hitting the operator in the upper chest.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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