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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220240110008 · 01/04/2024 · American Soda LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Belt foreman, Maintenance foreman, Maintenance supervisor
Activity
Hand tools (powered)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
ELBOW
Days lost
0
Mine experience
2.48 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Solvay S A
Operator
American Soda LLC
Mine
4801295

Narrative

Employees were pulling a feed side conveyor chain into place with a chain fall hoist, the hook shaft broke and pulled out of the knuckle ring assembly. When this occurred, the employee was struck in the elbow causing a one-half-inch laceration which required two (2) sutures.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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