HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Tower Rock Stone Company
Start: 08/09/2013

220132280037 · 08/09/2013 · Tower Rock Stone Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
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: FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 17.58 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Miner was attempting to remove a frozen nut from a mechanical belt splice using a chisel designed for the task. Upon striking the chisel, a sliver flew off and embedded in miner's left forearm. An incision and sutures were required for removal.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown