# HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
> MSHA accident `220131190035` · 04/25/2013 · Elmhurst-Chicago Stone
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
- **Accident type:** Struck by flying object
- **Occupation:** Driller, Highwall operator, Highwall drill operator
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FACE,NEC
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 26 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Charles  Hammersmith Jr
- **Operator:** Elmhurst-Chicago Stone
- **Mine:** [1101102](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1101102)
## Narrative

A conveyor belt split in half.  During the repair, a wedge was used to lift a hopper.  When the wedge was knocked out it struck the employee on the right cheek causing a 1.5 cm laceration.

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