HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Appalachian Aggregates, LLC
Start: 07/14/2019

220192740019 · 07/14/2019 · Appalachian Aggregates, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: WRIST
Days lost: 2
Mine experience: 0.58 years

Operator

Controller (parent): CRH PLC
Operator: Appalachian Aggregates, LLC
Mine: 4605147

Narrative

Employee was tightening a nut on the Telsmith cone crusher using a sledge hammer to strike a bar that goes through the nut. As the employee was striking the bar the sledge hammer slipped causing a popping sound and pain in the employees right wrist

Source

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