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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220071650014 · 06/05/2007 · Premier Silica LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost
0
Mine experience
5.6 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Oglebay Norton Company
Operator
Premier Silica LLC
Mine
3301354

Narrative

Employee was emptying a bucket near Tower 2; he was striking the side of a bucket with a sledge hammer to dislodge material. A small piece of rusted metal flew off the bucket striking the employee in the right lower leg causing a small laceration. The piece of metal had to be removed from the wound.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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