HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc.
Start: 03/13/2006

220060800005 · 03/13/2006 · Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: LEG, NEC
Days lost: 105
Mine experience: 6.96 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Hanson PLC
Operator: Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc.
Mine: 1500031

Narrative

Two employees were attempting to drive a pin from the bucket of a Samsung SE280 trackhoe. The employee swinging the twenty pound sledgehammer missed the pin and lost his hold on the hammer. The hammer flew approx. 8 feet, striking another employee in the leg. This resulted in a fracture.

Source

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