# HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
> MSHA accident `220183610017` · 12/20/2018 · Robindale Energy Services
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
- **Accident type:** Fall to the walkway or working surface
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Hand tools (not powered)
- **Injury source:** GROUND
- **Nature of injury:** CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
- **Body part:** ELBOW
- **Days lost:** 31
- **Mine experience:** 14.08 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Robindale Energy Services Inc
- **Operator:** Robindale Energy Services
- **Mine:** [3609756](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3609756)
## Narrative

The employee was helping to empty a water treatment sludge bag after it had been dewatered. EE was pulling open the bag with a pair of vice-grip pliers and the pliers slipped causing EE to fall backward onto the frozen ground.  EE landed on the right side causing a contusion on EE's right elbow.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*