# HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
> MSHA accident `220042990050` · 10/20/2004 · American Sandstone
## 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:** Stone finishing and sizing personnel, Stone/Rock cut/Polish/Saw operator, Splitter, Cutter, Trimmer
- **Activity:** Hand tools (not powered)
- **Injury source:** AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
- **Nature of injury:** MULTIPLE INJURIES
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.29 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Blaser Aquisition Corporation
- **Operator:** American Sandstone
- **Mine:** [0202746](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0202746)
## Narrative

EE WAS SPLIITING SANDSTONE USING A STONE CHISEL AND A 10 LB SLEDGE HAMMER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STRIKE THE CHISEL HEAD WITH THE HAMMER, THE HAMMER HEAD GLANCED OFF THE CHISEL HEAD CAUSING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN THE CHISEL HEAD AND HAMMER HANDLE. RELEASED TO RESTRICTED WORK.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*