HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at U S Borax Inc
Start: 02/13/2018

220180470023 · 02/13/2018 · U S Borax Inc

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: HAND TOOLS,NONPOWERED,NEC
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HEAD,NEC
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 37.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Rio Tinto Group
Operator: U S Borax Inc
Mine: 0400743

Narrative

Mechanic was removing a haul truck rim assembly utilizing a port-a-power tool that was being held by a sling. The port-a-power tool slid out of position, twisted and hit the mechanic just below the brow area. The worker was wearing safety glasses. The impact force of the port-a-power tool was deemed low energy.

Source

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