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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220172150028 · 07/31/2017 · Drake Materials

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
UNACEM Corp S A A
Operator
Drake Materials
Mine
0203360

Narrative

EE was asked by operator to re-install a ripper tip retaining pin. The pin had walked out of bore in ripper shank. EE struck pin with hammer to realign. When hammer struck pin, the impact caused a piece of metal to break off and was projected into EE's chest.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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