HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at KOSMOS CEMENT CO.
Start: 04/22/2017

220171160056 · 04/22/2017 · KOSMOS CEMENT CO.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Cemex S A
Operator: KOSMOS CEMENT CO.
Mine: 1504469

Narrative

Employee was using a 5 lb sledge hammer and poke bar to clean material build up in the tower. While striking the poke bar with the hammer, the hammer head slipped off of the head of the poke bar and the employees right point finger was crushed between the handle of the hammer and the head of the poke bar. The finger tip was fractured and stitches were used to close the wound.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown