# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220091250007` · 04/24/2009 · Lafarge North America
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
- **Activity:** Hand tools (powered)
- **Injury source:** HAND TOOLS,POWERED,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 3.27 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Lafarge S A
- **Operator:** Lafarge North America
- **Mine:** [1300125](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1300125)
## Narrative

While cleaning the preheat tower, a chunk of material broke loose from above.  Then material fell below, hitting the Woma gun the employee was using to clean the Preheat Tower and the Woma gun handle hit employee in the lip, causing a laceration.

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