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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220082470004 · 08/25/2008 · Ash Grove Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Miner, Prospector, NEC
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.04 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Ash Grove Cement Company
Operator
Ash Grove Cement Company
Mine
0300256

Narrative

Employee was placing safety lanyards around I-beams. To accomplish this, the employee was swinging the lanyards around the I-beams. As one of the lanyards was swung around the I-beam, the lanyards metal hook came around the I-beam, hit the employee in the face, and chipped his top left canine tooth and the top left incisor directly in front of the top left canine.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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