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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220081060029 · 04/10/2008 · Essroc Cement Corp.

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Welder (shop)
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.12 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Italcementi Spa
Operator
Essroc Cement Corp.
Mine
4600007

Narrative

Team member had to air arc a misalignment on a calciner piece, after air arcing, he took a short handled 3# hammer and started banging on the piece to see if the weld was cut all the way through. on the 5th swing, he pinched his lettle finger between the steel and the hammer handle.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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