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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220050700067 · 03/08/2005 · American Sandstone

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Stone finishing and sizing personnel, Stone/Rock cut/Polish/Saw operator, Splitter, Cutter, Trimmer
Activity
Handling coal, Rock, Ore
Injury source
GROUND
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
1
Mine experience
2.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Blaser Aquisition Corporation
Operator
American Sandstone
Mine
0202746

Narrative

EE WAS STANDING A SLAB OF SANDSTONE ON ITS EDGE TO BE SPLIT. BOTTOM EDGE OF THE SLAB SLIPPED SUDDENLY AWAY FROM EE CAUSING THE ELEVATIED EDGE TO FALL TOWARDS EE. EE TRIED TO HANG ONTO THE SLAB AS IT HIT THE GROUND TO PREVENT BREAKAGE AND PINCHED MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND WHEN STONE IMPACTED GROUND

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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