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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220140990031 · 03/28/2014 · Martin Marietta Materials

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
WRENCH
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
30 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Operator
Martin Marietta Materials
Mine
0504526

Narrative

Employee was changing jaw dies & had his hand between a crescent wrench & a piece of angle iron. Employee asked another employee to kick the end of the wrench to break the nut free. When the employee kicked it the nut spun quick & the employee's left ring finger was smashed between the angle iron & the crescent wrench. The tip of the employee's left ring finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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