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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220150720007 · 03/11/2015 · VCNA Prairie LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Over-exertion NEC
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
WRENCH
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
4.42 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
VOTORANTIM CIMENTOS
Operator
VCNA Prairie LLC
Mine
1103029

Narrative

He took a wrench and tried to loosen slide bolts, after a few turns, employee attempted one last turn and the wrench slipped off the bolt. The pressure from the wrench hyper-extended his thumb causing it to break.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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