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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220173030004 · 10/22/2017 · Specialty Minerals Inc

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck against stationary object
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost
0
Mine experience
3.79 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Minerals Technologies Inc
Operator
Specialty Minerals Inc
Mine
0600019

Narrative

The employee was removing the tin end of a condenser containing a calcium crown when employee's tooling slipped and employee hit employee's left forearm against the adjacent crown causing a laceration. The employee was not wearing forearm cut protection as required by standard work.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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