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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220072350065 · 08/14/2007 · American Sandstone

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Stone finishing and sizing personnel, Stone/Rock cut/Polish/Saw operator, Splitter, Cutter, Trimmer
Activity
Handling coal, Rock, Ore
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
WRIST
Days lost
0
Mine experience
— years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was moving a large thin piece of sandstone with the stone standing up on edge. A piece approx 1 Sq Ft. broke off the top edge and struck his right wrist causing a laceration which required 6 sitiches to close.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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