HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Magnesita Refractories Company
Start: 06/24/2023

220231790008 · 06/24/2023 · Magnesita Refractories Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Plumber, Pipefitter, Millwright
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: HAND TOOLS,NONPOWERED,NEC
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FACE,NEC
Days lost: 10
Mine experience: 0.08 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Magnesita Refratarios SA
Operator: Magnesita Refractories Company
Mine: 3600009

Narrative

EE was trying to remove shaft coupling using a 3 legged puller in a hydraulic jack. EE had pressure on jack while applying heat to shaft coupling, when a leg of the puller broke and recoiled, hitting EE in the left side of face.

Source

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