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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220052060014 · 07/22/2005 · Solite, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
FORKLIFTS,STACKERS,TRCTR
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
10
Mine experience
1.58 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
William L McNeely Jr.
Operator
Solite, LLC
Mine
4400122

Narrative

Employee was performing normal duties. Brass coating on forks of forklift was damaged. He was repairing when incident occurred. Employee rotated the forks to the vertical position and was using a hammer to knock the brass coating back into place. The pin holding the top fork came out causing that fork to fall and catch employee's finger between the two forks.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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