HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Compass Minerals America Inc.
Start: 10/27/2006

220063100057 · 10/27/2006 · Compass Minerals America Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Ledgeman/hand, Quarry man
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 16 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Compass Minerals International, Inc.
Operator: Compass Minerals America Inc.
Mine: 1600358

Narrative

Employee was attempting to drive out a shaft in the sole plate of the 16' hoist, while holding a drive pin with a bar attached to it. A co-worker was striking the pin with a 12 lb sledge hammer. A strike on the pin was missed, hitting the employee's right hand breaking his index finger.

Source

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