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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220202600003 · 09/11/2020 · Central Stone Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost
3
Mine experience
4.08 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Riverstone Group
Operator
Central Stone Company
Mine
2301102

Narrative

Employee alleges EE was changing bucket teeth on a loader and EE tried to tap the end of tooth with a hammer. A small piece of metal came off the tooth striking EE in the chest. EE had surgery on 09/14/2020 to remove the piece of metal.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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