← MSHA accidents

HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220170300003 · 01/19/2017 · Yager Materials LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
1
Mine experience
8.77 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Pat A Yager
Operator
Yager Materials LLC
Mine
1500081

Narrative

Setting in a 16 foot ""I"" beam with come-a-longs. Beam became hung on scalper. EE pulled the beam loose with left hand. The beam swung out and pinched left index finger between the beam and a handrail. EE was wearing gloves at the time. The impact of the beam lacerated the end of the finger, resulting in stitches.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown