HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at RLF Salado Quarries, LLC
Start: 01/24/2015

220151100026 · 01/24/2015 · RLF Salado Quarries, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Miner, Prospector, NEC
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 120
Mine experience: 8.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): RLF Salado Properties LLC
Operator: RLF Salado Quarries, LLC
Mine: 4104216

Narrative

The miner was working at a wet saw. He had a rock in his hand that weighed about 12 to 15 pounds. He then struck the rock with a 3-pound hammer. The rock split in half. One piece stayed in his hand ad the other hit miner on his right knee.

Source

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