HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Covia Solutions Inc.
A maintenance employee was sitting within 5 feet of another employee using a sledge hammer on a Dredge Cutter Head tooth. A metal chip from the tooth broke off and struck the maintenance employee on the left leg just above the kneecap. The injured employee was taken to a local hospital for treatment resulting in two days of lost-time.
U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration