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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220223390029 · 12/02/2022 · S & S Aggregate

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost
0
Mine experience
10.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Shelly & Sands Inc
Operator
S & S Aggregate
Mine
3304445

Narrative

Two employees were replacing I beams on the scale. The employee in front was aligning the cross beam with a sledgehammer. When the employee struck the beam, it bounced off of the beam and struck the second employee in the upper lip. Employee received 8 sutures to the upper lip.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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