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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220090930018 · 04/01/2009 · Cold Spring Granite Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Occupation
Stone finishing and sizing personnel, Stone/Rock cut/Polish/Saw operator, Splitter, Cutter, Trimmer
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.79 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Patrick Alexander
Operator
Cold Spring Granite Company
Mine
3000066

Narrative

Employee was separating slabs, steel bar slipped and stone fell back onto bar which in turn jerked and pulled employee against direction he was pulling. This caused strain to right arm/shoulder and to right mid back directly below shoulder blade.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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