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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220051220018 · 04/26/2005 · Sunrock Industries LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost
0
Mine experience
1.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Sunrock Group Holdings Corp
Operator
Sunrock Industries LLC
Mine
3101987

Narrative

The injured miner was attempting to remove a bearing cap bolt while performing maintenance on a jaw crusher with a sledge hammer and another hammer used for driving out pins. As he struck the pin-driving hammer with the sledge hammer trying to drive out the cap bolt, a small piece of the pin-driving hammer broke off an became embedded into the calf muscle on his left leg.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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