← MSHA accidents

HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220072950015 · 09/29/2007 · Holcim (US) Incorporated

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
WRENCH
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost
0
Mine experience
10.06 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Holcim Ltd
Operator
Holcim (US) Incorporated
Mine
2300053

Narrative

Employee was putting bolts in a flange at the new plant air compressor building when a wrench that had been left on a pipe spun around and struck him in the mouth as he stood nearby. It chipped his right front tooth. Incident became reportable when employee saw dentist on 10/15/07.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown