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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220102770040 · 09/27/2010 · Legacy Resources LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Welder (shop)
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
NECK
Days lost
3
Mine experience
0.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Douglas M Epling
Operator
Legacy Resources LLC
Mine
4608870

Narrative

Employee was hitting a piece of steel in a rock truck bed with a sledge hammer, when a fragment of metal chipped off of the sledge hammer and lodged in his neck.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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