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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220040930010 · 03/31/2004 · Heidelberg Materials US Cement LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
HAND TOOLS,NONPOWERED,NEC
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
25.35 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator
Heidelberg Materials US Cement LLC
Mine
1200063

Narrative

The employee was using a 12 gauge shotgun to shoot a large clinker ball. The employee was standing outside of the clinker cooler shooting through a port hole. When the gun fired the recoil caused the hammer to puncture the employee's right hand between the thumb and index finger. The employee recieved five stitches.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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