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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220052560002 · 09/08/2005 · WKA, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Quality control technician, Laboratory technician, Laboratory assistant
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.48 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
James H Sparks
Operator
WKA, LLC
Mine
0900959

Narrative

Employee was assisting in installing bearings on a lab pulverizer. Another employee was tapping the bearing down the shaft by placing a ball peen hammer on the bearing and striking the ball side of the hammer with a claw hammer. A piece from the claw hammer fractured off and hit employee in the chest.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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