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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220160050002 · 01/04/2016 · Specialty Minerals Inc

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
HAND TOOLS,NONPOWERED,NEC
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost
0
Mine experience
28 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Minerals Technologies Inc
Operator
Specialty Minerals Inc
Mine
0600019

Narrative

An Employee was attempting to remove a stone clog in the SCD screen number 131. EE used three tools to remove the clog; shovel, hoe and steel pipe. During the process ee reached for the shovel, which had fallen to the floor, and stepped on the blade of the hoe kicking the handle up off the floor into face causing left side eye tooth to puncture upper lip.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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