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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220250590017 · 02/17/2025 · Polycor Georgia Granite Quarries Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Drill operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
WRENCH
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.77 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Polycor Inc
Operator
Polycor Georgia Granite Quarries Inc.
Mine
0900042

Narrative

Miner was adding a section of drill steel using a wrench to tighten the connection. The miner's left thumb was caught between the drill boom and the wrench causing a small avulsion to the left thumb.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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