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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220151070010 · 04/07/2015 · Southern West Virginia Asphalt Inc

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Occupation
Outside foreman, Leadman
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
4.06 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
CRH PLC
Operator
Southern West Virginia Asphalt Inc
Mine
4603727

Narrative

While lining up the bolts in the bottom piece to of the crusher the holes in the top side one of the bolts would not line up correctly. Employee used a pry bar to pull on the bolt to. When the bolt lined up to the hole the top side of the cone set into place which pulled the pry bar towards the steel lining of the cone. Employees finger was pinched causing laceration

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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