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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220191150038 · 04/03/2019 · Cold Spring Granite Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Rubbed or abraded
Occupation
Stone finishing and sizing personnel, Stone/Rock cut/Polish/Saw operator, Splitter, Cutter, Trimmer
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
WOOD ITEMS,NEC
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
27 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Patrick Alexander
Operator
Cold Spring Granite Company
Mine
4100070

Narrative

Employee was building wood A-frames for transporting granite slabs. While working with the wood, they got a wood splinter embedded in right ring finger. EE thought it was all removed, however continues to fester, feels it may be infected. Saw doctor, received prescription for antibiotic. Feels it may still need to be removed somehow. No lost time. Foreign body right ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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