HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Falkirk Mining Company
Start: 01/17/2014

220140230021 · 01/17/2014 · Falkirk Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 14
Mine experience: 5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): NACCO Industries Inc
Operator: Falkirk Mining Company
Mine: 3200491

Narrative

While trying to install a bushing into a right track frame on a Komatsu D475 track dozer a mechanic hit his thumb on his left hand with a soft faced hammer. This caused his thumb to smash against the bushing making a cut on the inside of his thumb.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown