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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220091410024 · 05/12/2009 · Dolomite Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Fall onto or against objects
Occupation
Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost
56
Mine experience
5.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Dorothy Baxter
Operator
Dolomite Inc
Mine
0800086

Narrative

Four men were on the ground prying with a 16 ft bar trying to turn a 36 in crusher drive pulley. The prybar was placed behing a bolt and against the pulley. The bar slipped off the bolt and the bar moved toward injured and he started to fall backward. He rotated to catch on his hands and his right leg came across a bar laying on the ground.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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