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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220070800017 · 03/16/2007 · Thomas J. Smith, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost
0
Mine experience
1.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Thomas J Smith
Operator
Thomas J. Smith, Inc.
Mine
3608065

Narrative

The injured employee and a co-worker were prying a piece of rock with a rock bar off the push arm of a dozer when the rock rolled back on the rock bar thus causing the rock bar to come out of employee's grasp permitting the rock bar to come down on shin causing a laceration. Employee did not miss any work however he did receive 9 sutures.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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