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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220172760002 · 09/29/2017 · The Sabine Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Crane operator, Mobile equipment operator (MEO), Dragline operator, Dropball operator, Rigger
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
11.65 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
NACCO Industries Inc
Operator
The Sabine Mining Company
Mine
4103101

Narrative

Using a pry bar to remove Becket from Dump Rope Socket. Pry bar slipped, smashing employee's thumb between pry bar and dump rope sheave. An x-ray showed a fracture of the tip of employees left thumb. The employee was wearing gloves at the time of this incident.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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