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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220081550035 · 05/12/2008 · Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
NOSE/NASAL PASSAGES/SINUS/SMELL
Days lost
0
Mine experience
1.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Operator
Martin Marietta Materials Inc.
Mine
2100033

Narrative

Injured employee was helping change urathane screens when a coworker pounding wedges lost his grip on a hammer. The hammer struck the injured employee in the nose causing a nose bleed and immediate swelling. A follow up appointment with an Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist on 5/27/2008 determined as the swelling went down that there was a hairline fracture to the tip of his nose.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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