← MSHA accidents

HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220192620016 · 09/18/2019 · Carolina Quarries Inc

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Ledgeman/hand, Quarry man
Activity
Double jack
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HEAD,NEC
Days lost
0
Mine experience
17 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Polycor Inc
Operator
Carolina Quarries Inc
Mine
3100017

Narrative

Employee was breaking rock with an eight pound sledge hammer and missed wedge causing hammer to come back and strike them in the face, forehead, causing a laceration.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown