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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220150900024 · 03/20/2015 · Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
THIGH/FEMUR
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Panadero Aggregates Holdings, LLC
Operator
Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC
Mine
1800013

Narrative

Employee was replacing the bucket teeth on an excavator. While using a hammer to attempt to remove a tooth, a piece of it dislodged punctured his left thigh, leaving a small metal splinter. The employee was prescribed antibiotics after an assessment at an Urgent Care facility. No time was lost from work.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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