HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Bussen Quarries Inc
Start: 06/28/2005

220051940004 · 06/28/2005 · Bussen Quarries Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Over-exertion NEC
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 37
Mine experience: 8.85 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Riverstone Group
Operator: Bussen Quarries Inc
Mine: 2300027

Narrative

Employee was using a 8# sledgehammer to drive a bearing race out of the wheel of a euclid haul truck. The hammer handle caught on a wheel stud causing the hammer to deflect and twisted employee's arm. *****It appears that this employee is going to need more treatment than anticipated.

Source

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