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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220072180021 · 07/25/2007 · River Cement Company dba Buzzi Unicem USA

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
6.77 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Buzzi S p A
Operator
River Cement Company dba Buzzi Unicem USA
Mine
2300188

Narrative

The employee was using sledge hammer on the side of a rail car. While ""choking up"" and swinging the sledge hammer, his right pinky finger got smashed between the handle of the sledge hammer and a rib that was attached to the rail car hopper. The employee required 15 stitches to close the lacerations on the end of his finger.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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