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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220052920057 · 10/07/2005 · American Sandstone

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
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
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.92 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE WAS SPLITING A SLAB OF SANDSTONE USING A 4 Lb. HAMMER AND STONE CHISEL WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY MISSED THE CHISEL HEAD AND STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB CAUSING A CONTUSION TO HIS THUMB. EE WAS ASSIGNED A MODIFIED WORK ACTIVITY FOR 3 DAYS THEN RETURNED TO REGULAR JOB.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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