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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220031840033 · 06/27/2003 · Martin Marietta Materials

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost
Mine experience
8 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Operator
Martin Marietta Materials
Mine
0103022

Narrative

A PIN IN AN EXCAVATOR'S TRACKS WERE BEING DRIVENBACK INTO PLACE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. A SMALL SLIVER OF THE PIN CHIPPED OFF AND STRUCK THE EE IN THE LEFT CHEST. THE SLIVER PENETRATED THE SKIN ROUGHLY A 1/4"" AND CAME BACK OUT, THE EE WAS GIVEN SEVERAL STITCHES AND RELEASED TO FULL DUTY.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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