HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Georgia Marble Company
Start: 02/20/2003

220030620115 · 02/20/2003 · Georgia Marble Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Miner, NEC
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 25 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Imerys S A
Operator: Georgia Marble Company
Mine: 0900029

Narrative

EE WAS WORKING IN WHITE GEORGIA QUARRY OPERATING A QUARRY BAR. HE WAS HOLDING THE GUIDE BAR WITH HIS LEFT HAND, STARTED THE MOTOR SLOWLY STEEL TWISTED AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE GUIDE BAR ADN THE ROTATING STEEL. CUT TO THUMB REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.

Source

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