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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220160900021 · 03/28/2015 · Knife River - South Dakota

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Electrician, Lineman
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
KNIFE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
4.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Gerald P Sweetman
Operator
Knife River - South Dakota
Mine
3900008

Narrative

Employee was cutting tape on wires to a motor and it was snow covered, wet, and slippery and the utility knife slipped causing it to cut through his gloves and lacerate the back side of his left thumb.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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