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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220080160010 · 01/10/2008 · Cold Spring Granite Co

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Drill operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
JAW INCLUDE CHIN
Days lost
0
Mine experience
33.44 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Patrick Alexander
Operator
Cold Spring Granite Co
Mine
3900030

Narrative

Employee was trying to thread two pieces of steel together, when they would not go together, he used his percussion to get them to thread and a piece of steel broke off and got wedged under the skin of his chin. Metal was removed from wound and wound sutured closed.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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