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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220070310007 · 01/26/2007 · Meridian Granite Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost
0
Mine experience
5.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Operator
Meridian Granite Company
Mine
4800018

Narrative

Employee was holding a bar while another employee was hitting it with a sledge hammer. The hammer glanced off the bar and struck employee in the mouth. Employee's top lip needed stitches and he has a cracked tooth that is going to need a root canal before repairing.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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