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POWERED HAULAGE

220153090023 · 10/30/2015 · York Building Products Co Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Utility man, Shift tech, Service/Dump truck operator
Activity
Welding or cutting
Injury source
MACHINE,NEC-WELDR,OFC MAC
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
WRIST
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.63 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Robert H Stewart III
Operator
York Building Products Co Inc.
Mine
1800681

Narrative

Employee was cutting bars out of the grizzly with a torch. Employee sent another employee for a tape measure. When employee couldn't find tape measure in the truck, he got in truck and drove to get tape measure. Employee forgot that employee was using the torch that was attached to the truck. Torch jerked and twisted and struck the left wrist of employee that was using it.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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