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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220120820014 · 03/20/2012 · Nu-West Industries Inc

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
2 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Agrium Inc
Operator
Nu-West Industries Inc
Mine
1002177

Narrative

Employee was holding a wrench on a nut as the bolt was being driven in with an impact wrench. As the bolt went through the nut, a portion of the thread dislodged and became embedded in the employee's left index finger. A PA-C had to extract the foreign object.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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