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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220161610022 · 06/03/2016 · Giant Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
HAND TOOLS,NONPOWERED,NEC
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
ELBOW
Days lost
11
Mine experience
2 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Cementos Portland Valderrivas S A
Operator
Giant Cement Company
Mine
3800007

Narrative

The two employees were making adjustments to the nuts at the top of the separator. They were using a chain-fall to keep tension on the separator. A link in the chain-fall broke hitting two employees.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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