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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220072000036 · 07/16/2007 · Unimin Specialty Minerals, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
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
2.98 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
S C R-Sibelco Nv
Operator
Unimin Specialty Minerals, Inc.
Mine
1102051

Narrative

Employee was performing a routine maintenance task of changing the shaft bearings on a dust collector. Employee was tapping the bearing to lossen it from the mounting shaft when the bearing race splintered and a small fragment of bearing steel struck him in the chest.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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