# HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
> MSHA accident `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:** Patrick  Alexander
- **Operator:** Cold Spring Granite Co
- **Mine:** [3900030](https://api.ai-analytics.org/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.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*