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MACHINERY

220100250016 · 01/15/2010 · Tower Rock Stone Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Welder (shop)
Activity
Welding or cutting
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost
0
Mine experience
3.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Jay E Luhr; Michael Luhr
Operator
Tower Rock Stone Company
Mine
2300781

Narrative

Miner was positioned on scaffold board cutting loose old steel angle iron with torch. Angle unexpectedly broke loose, fell and bounced off scaffold board with the end striking him in the left shin. This required 7 stitches to repair.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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