# HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
> MSHA accident `220241830030` · 06/24/2024 · Northland Constrs. of Duluth
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **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:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 251
- **Mine experience:** 0.27 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Mathy Construction Company
- **Operator:** Northland Constrs. of Duluth
- **Mine:** [2103893](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2103893)
## Narrative

Employees were performing maintenance on a crusher screen.  One employee inadvertently struck partners finger with a hammer while installing screen clamp bolts.  The injured employee has an open fracture of the left middle distal phalange.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*