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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220071290038 · 04/29/2007 · Speed Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Utility man, Errand boy, Service truck operator
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Timothy G Elliott
Operator
Speed Mining, LLC
Mine
4605437

Narrative

Employee was holding water line while another employee was trying to get it uncoupled. Other employee put pick end of pick hammer in coupling and struck it with another hammer. Piece of metal flaked off pick hammer embedding in employee's top left hand.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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