# HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
> MSHA accident `220043210023` · 11/08/2004 · Martin Marietta Aggregates
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
- **Activity:** Hand tools (not powered)
- **Injury source:** AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
- **Nature of injury:** CRUSHING
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** — years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Martin Marietta Materials Inc
- **Operator:** Martin Marietta Aggregates
- **Mine:** [2500998](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2500998)
## Narrative

THE SECONDARY RETURN CHUTE WAS PLUGGED WITH A BIG ROCK. THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 3 LB HAMMER TO BREAK THE ROCK OUTSIDE OF CHUTE. HE QUIT AND WAS DIGGING OUT WITH HIS HAND AND I WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CHUTE DIGGING ROCKS OUT. HE PICKED UP THE HAMMER AND SWUNG NOT KNOWING I HAD A HOLD OF THE ROCK HE WAS GOING TO HIT AND SMASHED THE MIDDLE FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND.

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