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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220050270014 · 01/25/2005 · Capitol Aggregates, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Welder (shop)
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
2
Mine experience
0.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Zachry Corporation
Operator
Capitol Aggregates, Inc.
Mine
4100010

Narrative

Employee was in the basket of a manlift shutting the machine down. When he reached to push the off switch, another contractor's crew dropped a 4# hammer from approx. 25' above and it landed on employee's (R) index finger. Finger tip was lacerated and fractured.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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