HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Amrize South Central Inc.
Start: 05/17/2018

220181440010 · 05/17/2018 · Amrize South Central Inc.

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: Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 10 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Holcim Ltd
Operator: Amrize South Central Inc.
Mine: 4104420

Narrative

Plant manager was assisting employees with driving in a bushing on an excavator bucket. The plant manager was using a 20 lb sledge hammer to drive in the bushing. The next day the plant manager felt pain in the back and hands. Their hands also started to swell.

Source

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