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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220081970026 · 07/07/2008 · Lehigh Northeast Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
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
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
7 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator
Lehigh Northeast Cement Company
Mine
3000585

Narrative

The employee was rapping out silo 29E with a sledge hammer when the hammer veered off the silos and the employee felt a pull in his lower back.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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