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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220141810047 · 06/20/2014 · Tower Rock Stone Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Over-exertion NEC
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
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
WRIST
Days lost
4
Mine experience
8.06 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Jay E Luhr; Michael Luhr
Operator
Tower Rock Stone Company
Mine
2300781

Narrative

Miner was in vehicle maintenance wash bay cleaning out a truck bed using a 20' pike pole and a water hose. Miner jabbed pike pole into a small rock stuck in groove between welded plates. Rock didn't move jarring left hand and resulting in a sprain to the left wrist.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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