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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220042100011 · 07/23/2004 · Lafarge North America

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
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
ARM,NEC
Days lost
0
Mine experience
3.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Lafarge S A
Operator
Lafarge North America
Mine
2300158

Narrative

Employee breaking up lumps of weathered clinker being reclaimed through grated hopper. Used hammer to hit long jack hammer bit, like a chisel to break lumps, chisel in left hand, hammer in right. Shard of metal from top of jack hammer bit broke off, striking employee on inside of arm cutting vein. Antibiotics and tetanus shots administered, wound sutured.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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