HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at American Sandstone
Start: 11/22/2005

220053330031 · 11/22/2005 · American Sandstone

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Stone finishing and sizing personnel, Stone/Rock cut/Polish/Saw operator, Splitter, Cutter, Trimmer
Activity: Handling coal, Rock, Ore
Injury source: AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: HEAD,NEC
Days lost: 1
Mine experience: 5.65 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EMPLOYEE PLACED A HAMMER ON TOP OF A BLOCK OF STONE. THE HAMMER HANDLE WAS PROTRUDING OUT OVER THE EDGE OF THE BLOCK. WHILE MOVING ANOTHER PIECE OF STONE INTO POSITION ALONGSIDE THE BLOCK, THE STONE BEING MOVED CAME DOWN ON THE HAMMER HANDLE CAUSING THE HAMMER TO FLIP UPWARD STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown