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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220170940019 · 04/03/2017 · Vic Russell Construction Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
WRIST
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.94 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Vicki L Russell
Operator
Vic Russell Construction Inc
Mine
3503434

Narrative

Employee was holding onto a piece of 3"" tubing while another employee was striking it with a sledge hammer. The sledge hammer glanced off a bolt head and hit employee holding the tubing in the wrist. The incident resulted in a broken wrist.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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