← MSHA accidents

HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220051640037 · 06/08/2005 · Blount Springs Materials Co Inc

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Assayer, Geologist, Metallurgist, Engineer, Engineer management
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
5.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Robert Fulton Heatherly
Operator
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc
Mine
0103100

Narrative

EE WAS HELPING MECHANICS WORK ON JAW CRUSHER WHILE MACHINE WAS INOPERABLE. EE WAS USING A PRY BAR ON A LARGE BEARING WHILE THE MECHANICS WERE TRYING TO REMOVE THE SAME BEARING. THE BEARING CAP MOVED AND THE PRY BAR EE WAS USING SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND FOREFINGER.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown