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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220081630027 · 06/03/2008 · 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 NEC
Occupation
Miner, Prospector, NEC
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.31 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was tightening structural bolts pulling a wrench toward himself. The wrench slipped off the nut and he fell backwards to the ground as he was reaching back to catch himself his thumb got caught between another piece of steel and a spud wrench hanging on his tool belt. This caused a fracture to the tip of his right thumb.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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