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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220130980039 · 04/02/2013 · Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Welder (shop)
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
14
Mine experience
16.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Vulcan Materials Company
Operator
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
Mine
4000173

Narrative

Injured employee had installed a bearing puller, and was using a porta-power to reverse the bearing from the shaft. When one of the all thread stock stripped allowing the T-Bar and the all thread rods to come apart under pressure causing a laceration and fracture to thumb

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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